Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: Nchegbu e nwere na Britain bụ na Napoleon pụrụ ịnwa ịmanye Denmark imechi Oké Osimiri Baltic nye ụgbọ mmiri ndị Britain, ikekwe site n'ịkpọbata ndị agha France na Zealand. Ndị Britain kwenyere na ịnweta Baltic "dị oke mkpa maka Britain" maka azụmaahịa yana isi mmalite nke akụrụngwa dị mkpa maka iwu na idobe ụgbọ agha na ọ nyere Royal Navy ohere iji nyere ndị Britain aka Sweden na (tupu Tilsit) Russia megide France. Ndị Britain chere na mgbe Prussia nwesịrị
Mgbe e merisịrị Denmark na December 1806, nnwere onwe Denmark yiri ka France ọ̀ na-eyiwanye ya egwu. Onye bu George Canning ụzọ dị ka Odeakwụkwọ nke Mba Ọzọ, bụ́ Lord Howick, agbalịwo n'enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma ime ka Denmark soro Britain na Sweden jikọọ aka na nzuzo.