The horse was retired to the Duke's Stratfield Saye estate and lived there for the remainder of his life, dying on 12 February 1836 at the age of 28 years.

[2] Copenhagen's sire, Meteor, was second in the 1786 Derby and won several stakes races before he was retired in 1791 to the Earl Grosvenor's stud.

"[1] In honour of Copenhagen's notable military service, Lady Catherine is the only "half-bred" mare listed in the General Stud Book.

[8] When Copenhagen was purchased for the Duke of Wellington as a five-year-old, he was described as "a dark chestnut with two white heels, [he was] a hollow-backed, powerful horse"[10] but reportedly had "bad shoulders.

[19] At Huntingdon on 6 August, Copenhagen won a sweepstakes race, beating a horse sired by Ambrosio and Cressida (the full-sister of the Derby winning mare Eleanor and the dam of Derby winner Priam)[14] and the next day, Copenhagen was third in a Gold Cup race to the horse by Ambrosio and the colt Juvenal.

The horse was retired to the Duke's Stratfield Saye House and lived as a pensioner there for the remainder of his long life.

"[13] Copenhagen died on 12 February 1836 at Stratfield Saye at the age of 28 years,[11] reportedly due to indulging in too many sugary "dainties" such as "sponge cakes, bath buns and chocolate creams,".

He was buried "very early in the morning"[30] the next day with full military honours in the Ice-House Paddock[7] at the Duke's country residence, Stratfield Saye House.

The Duke personally witnessed the horse's burial and reportedly "flew into a most violent passion" when he noticed that one of Copenhagen's hooves had been cut off as a souvenir.

[11] The Duke reportedly exhumed Copenhagen's body a few months after his death to retrieve the other hooves as keepsakes, but "his three remaining hoofs had rotted away.

[11] The paddock where he was buried at one time had "a noble cluster of elms in the centre" and his grave was once surrounded by a small railing.

[9] After his father's death, his son personally created an epitaph for Copenhagen and placed a marble grave marker beside the tree that was planted over his burial site.

[9] The inscription, the bottom half faded over time, reads: Here LiesCOPENHAGENThe Charger ridden by THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONThe entire day at theBATTLE OF WATERLOO.

"[35] The Duke of Wellington and Copenhagen were the subject of a "colossal" bronze statue designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and his son James.

"[39] The portrayal was generally ridiculed in the press and by the public with a French spectator to the unveiling reportedly saying, "We have been avenged!

"[38] The statue was viewable from Apsley House and remained at the Hyde Park location for the remainder of the Duke's life.

[38] During construction, the Duke's son and the artist Edwin Landseer toured Wyatt's foundry and viewed the cast of the horse's head.