More soldiers drowned in the rough seas on the way back from a campaign against this city than in capturing a fleet in this city. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this capital city that was bombarded by the British in 1807. A monarch from the House of Oldenburg was crowned in this city’s cathedral in 1449.
ANSWER: Copenhagen [or København]
[10h] In another Royal Navy campaign from the Napoleonic Wars, Alexander Ball captured this island from France’s Henry Pigo in 1800. During World War II, the entire population of this island was given a George Cross for acting as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” against Axis attacks.
ANSWER: Malta
[10e] The 1814 Siege of Ragusa was part of a British naval campaign named for this sea that separates the Balkan Peninsula from most of Italy.
ANSWER: Adriatic Sea [accept Adriatic Campaign; prompt on Gulf of Venice]
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