Project Gutenberg 2021-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 143 Lütken, Otto George 1849 1906 Lutken, Otto George De Danske paa Schelden (1809-1813) MFR, Palle Christoffersen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "De Danske paa Schelden (1809-1813)" by Otto George Lütken is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the challenges faced by Danish naval forces during the early 19th century while stationed at the Scheldt River amidst the ongoing conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. It illustrates the interactions between Danish officers and their French counterparts, detailing the political and military tensions of the time. The opening of the narrative sets the stage by detailing the precarious situation of the Danish navy in 1808, as two ships, "Pultusk" and "Dantzick," serve under the French command yet struggle with strained relations and inadequate support from their home country. Initial optimism gives way to frustration as the crews face inactivity, mismanagement, and the threat of mutiny. Lütken elaborates on the disciplinary issues among the crews and the lack of clear instructions from the Danish Admiralty, which ultimately impacts the effectiveness of the Danish naval presence in the region. As rising tensions and impending English attacks loom, the story builds towards the central conflict, setting up a vivid backdrop for the unfolding historical drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. da Denmark -- History, Naval -- 19th century DL Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 319680 2025-09-25T13:14:19.720946 text/html 297048 2024-10-18T12:09:35 text/html 195379 2025-09-25T13:14:25.020912 application/epub+zip 200099 2025-09-25T13:14:20.721973 application/epub+zip 178172 2025-09-25T13:14:20.196941 application/epub+zip 295532 2025-09-25T13:14:28.009944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282539 2025-09-25T13:14:24.416945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260966 2022-09-29T08:02:19.283610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269820 2025-09-25T13:14:19.190972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249877 2024-10-18T12:09:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16264 2025-09-25T13:14:28.145912 application/rdf+xml 10853 2025-09-25T13:14:20.332927 image/jpeg 1690 2025-09-25T13:14:20.253939 image/jpeg 176976 2025-09-25T13:14:19.753952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog