The Danes, who had eighteen heavy gunboats for support, landed some 1000 troops in the darkness and fog and attempted to outflank the British positions. Their attack was uncoordinated and poorly equipped. However the batteries at Fort Yorke (the British base) and Massareenes stopped the assault.
The Danes, with eighteen heavy gunboats, conducted a nighttime landing of approximately 1000 troops in an attempt to outflank British positions. Unfortunately, their assault was disorganized and poorly equipped, resulting in defeat at the hands of the batteries at Fort Yorke and Massareenes.