Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution
Revolution on Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (Icelandic: Bylting Jørgen Jørgensen) other spelling includes, Jørgen Jürgensen's Revolution and Jørgen Jorgenson's Revolution)[3] 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.[4]
This article is about the revolution of 1809 by Jørgen Jørgensen. For the Swedish revolution of 1809, see Coup of 1809.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Age of Revolution | |||||||||
Reykjavik c. 1820, by commissioner Count E.C. Ludwig Moltke | |||||||||
| |||||||||
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 vessel |
2 vessels 8–12 men 10 guns[1] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
None | 1 ship[2] |
Close