Peter Willemoes
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Peter Willemoes (11 May 1783 – 22 March 1808) was a Danish naval officer. He fell in the Battle of Zealand Point. He is commemorated by a statue on the harbourfront in his native town of Assens.
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Peter Willemoes | |
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Born | (1783-05-11)11 May 1783 Assens, Denmark |
Died | 22 March 1808(1808-03-22) (aged 24) Great Belt, Denmark |
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Allegiance | Denmark-Norway |
Service/ | Royal Danish Navy |
Battles/wars | Battle of Copenhagen Battle of Zealand Point |
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Willemoes was born on 11 May 1783 in Assens on the island of Funen, where his father was a public servant. At the age of twelve he was sent to the Naval Academy in Copenhagen. He became a cadet in 1795 and sekondløjtnant (second lieutenant) in 1800.[1]