Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution
The Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (Icelandic: Bylting Jørgen Jørgensen) other spelling includes, Jørgen Jürgensen's Revolution and Jørgen Jorgenson's Revolution) was a revolution on Iceland, instituted by the Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen during the Age of Revolution. His intent was to establish a liberal society in the spirit of those emerging in the Americas and Europe at the time. The events have also been referred to as The Revolution of 1809.
| Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Age of Revolution | |||||||||
Admiral Juel captured by HMS Sappho | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||||
|
Denmark-Norway United Kingdom | Revolutionaries | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
Christopher Trampe Alexander Jones |
Jørgen Jørgensen James Savignac Samuel Phelps | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| HMS Talbot |
Clarence Margaret and Ann | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1 HMS |
2 vessels 8-12 men 10 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | 1 ship | ||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.