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COMMANDER // 1737–1823

Ernst Peymann

generalKingdom of DenmarkDenmark–Norway1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1737 – 1823

175017751800Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Battle of Copenhagen — January 1, 1807 · Denmark–Norway · Napoleonic Wars

Active service 1807 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 70.

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Major-General Hinrich Ernst Peymann was a Danish Army officer and fortifications engineer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded Danish forces during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, and led subsequent negotiations after their capitulation.

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Battles (1)

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