Following the loss of "Proselyte", on 18 May 1809 the 64-gun third rate , under Captain Askew Paffard Hollis, and the 36-gun frigate captured the island. A party of seamen and marines under the command of Captain William Selby of "Owen Glendower", with the assistance of Captain Edward Nicolls of the "Standard"s marines, landed. The Danish garrison of 170 men put up a sharp but ineffectual resistance that killed one marine and wounded two; the garrison then capitulated. The British took immediate possession of the island. The principal objective of the mission was to restore the lighthouse on the island to its pre-war state to facilitate the movement of British men of war and merchantmen navigating the dangerous seas there. The Danes, upon hearing of their defeat, attempted to retake the island and launched an expedition. However, the battle of Anholt resulted in a significant British victory and the Danes made no further attempts to recapture the island. There is a monument commemorating the battle in Anholt village.