Danish and Norwegian ships attacked a British convoy off the island of Saltholm in Øresund Strait near Copenhagen.

The Danes and the Norwegian assembled twenty-one gunboats and seven mortar boats for the attack.

This proved difficult as the wind was very calm, which allowed the Danish and Norwegians to row up to and board several of the British merchantmen.

The subsequent court-martial of Lieutenant Wood for the loss of his ship acquitted him of all charges.

Still, the loss of the 12 ships led northern English merchants to publish a public protest against the Royal Navy in Hull.