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The Spaniards in Nyborg in 1808
Special exhibition at Nyborg Castle from 9 August to 19 October 2008
A Spanish Soldier 1808. Reproduced with permission from Koldinghus.
On 9 August 1808 there was a naval battle off Nyborg. The background was the Napoleonic Wars. In the summer of 1808 Denmark, having formed an alliance with Napoleon, had already been at war with Britain for a year. Spanish and French troops were sent north to conquer Sweden, an ally of Britain.
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