Battle of West Kay

Battle of West Kay
Part of the English Wars

The brig HDMS Lougen being attacked by two British frigates
Date3 March 1801
Location
West Kay, St. Thomas, Danish West Indies
18°19′N 65°03′W / 18.317°N 65.050°W / 18.317; -65.050
Result Danish victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Perkins
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Koppelmann		 Denmark–Norway Carl Wilhelm Jessen
Denmark–Norway Hans Munch
Units involved
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandHMS Experiment
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandHMS Arab		 Denmark–NorwayHDMS Lougen
Denmark–NorwayHDMS Aarvaagne
Strength
2 frigates
40 cannons[1]		 1 schooner
1 brig
20 cannons[1]
Casualties and losses
8 killed
10 wounded		 1 killed
3 wounded

The Battle of West Kay (Danish and Norwegian: Slaget ved Fugleklippen), also known as the Battle of Fugleklippen, was a naval battle between Denmark–Norway and the United Kingdom. It took place at the Skerry of West Kay (Danish: Fugleklippen), near Saint Thomas and ended in a Danish victory, which would later on have a significant national importance for Denmark.[2][how?]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nielse, Per (1997). FLADEN OG DANSK VESTINDIEN [The Fleet and the West Indies] (PDF) (in Danish). Forlaget Marinehistoriske Skrifter and Dansk Vestindisk Selskab. pp. 18–20.