Ernst Peymann

Danish army officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Major-General Hinrich Ernst Peymann (22 May 1737  28 January 1823) was a Danish army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded Danish forces during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807.[1] He signed the Danish capitulation at Hellerupgård on 9 September 1807.[citation needed]

Peymann (left) saying his goodbye to Steen Andersen Bille at the Nordre Toldbod as the latter sets out to attack British targets, 17 August 1807

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