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82:) under the pseudonym Simon Sanddrue on 17 March that year. He states that he was an eyewitness to the fire and that, though most of the bystanders did their best to save the palace's contents, "two foreigners" stood at a distance watching the blaze. One of these foreigners described as a tall gentleman with a jacket and monocle who said in a broken but triumphant voice "Had the stupid Danish government spent only half the amount that is lost here tonight in sending a fleet against France, it could have won the war in three years, benefited its own and Europe's cause and still covered its losses". Heiberg added that, due to this audacity, he intended to add this man to his proposed publication of a 106:. Bernstorff was at this time negotiating the release or ransom of several Danish ships seized by Britain on accusations of carrying contraband (Denmark had continued to trade with both Britain and France during the wars), but after the trial Hailes protested that "as long as the English government emissary is being insulted in Copenhagen, no one in London can think of releasing the Danish ships". That sentiment was probably instrumental in the poet Heiberg being fined 300 rigsdaler later in 1794 for insulting King 97:
was in doubt that the monocled man was Hailes, who became angry and took Rahbek to court. However, in court Rahbek stated that he did not know who had written the article and that he had had no part in its writing, with the case thus ending in an acquittal. This result showed the Danish government's
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in 1783, before serving as a secretary to British embassy in France in 1784–1787, envoy to Poland in 1788–1791, envoy extraordinary to Denmark from 1791, envoy extraordinary to Sweden from 1795. He retired from diplomatic service in 1801.
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for seven weeks after the trial - a serious problem, since Anglo-Danish relations were at this time strained to breaking point due to Denmark's neutrality in the
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in 1788, seeking to form the Polish Republic, Turkey and Sweden into an alliance against Russia and Austria and backing the reforms of the
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inability to control the press and thus further angered Hailes, who refused to meet the Danish foreign minister
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Danmark-Norges Historie fra den store nordiske Krigs Slutning til Rigernes Adskillelse
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Danmark-Norges Historie fra den store nordiske Krigs Slutning til Rigernes Adskillelse
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During his mission in Warsaw, he followed a policy of Anglo-Prussian understanding at
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Revolutionens Skygger - Franske emigranter og andre folk i København 1789-1814
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Billedgalleri over adelige og uadelige Skurke og Skurkinder
243:"DANIEL HAILES AND THE POLISH CONSTITUTION OF MAY 3, 1791" 70:wrote an article which he published in his friend 187:Peter Andreas Heiberg : en biografisk Studie 267: 227:, 3. bind, 2. del, G.E.C. Gad, 1909, page 212. 189:, I.H. Schubothes Boghandel, 1891, pages 323ff 93:The article mentioned no names, but no one in 26:diplomat. He was the British signatory to the 208:, 3. bind, 2. del, G.E.C. Gad, 1909, page 46. 291:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden 296:Ambassadors of Great Britain to Denmark 301:Ambassadors of Great Britain to Poland 286:Ambassadors of Great Britain to Sweden 268: 240: 163:P.A. Heiberg. Den danske Beaumarchais 13: 234: 14: 312: 165:, Poul Kristensen, Herning 1974. 211: 192: 176: 152: 141:, Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2005. 128: 1: 112:Vor klub er dog en herlig sag 116:Our club is a wonderful case 7: 22:(c. 1751–1835) was a 10: 317: 121: 104:French Revolutionary Wars 86:, known in Danish as the 100:Andreas Peter Bernstorff 161:Povl Ingerslev-Jensen, 58:Heavily opposed to the 51:and the idea of giving 38: 241:Stone, Daniel (1981). 32:Fourth Anglo-Dutch War 68:Peter Andreas Heiberg 64:Christiansborg Palace 80:The Danish Spectator 185:H. Schwanenflügel, 76:Den Danske Tilskuer 66:, the Danish poet 30:treaty ending the 247:The Polish Review 60:French Revolution 308: 262: 260: 258: 228: 219: 215: 209: 200: 196: 190: 184: 180: 174: 160: 156: 150: 136: 132: 72:Knud Lyne Rahbek 16:British diplomat 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 266: 265: 256: 254: 237: 235:Further reading 232: 231: 217: 216: 212: 198: 197: 193: 182: 181: 177: 158: 157: 153: 134: 133: 129: 124: 84:Rogues' gallery 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 314: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 264: 263: 236: 233: 230: 229: 210: 191: 175: 151: 137:Ulrik Langen, 126: 125: 123: 120: 40: 37: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 271: 252: 248: 244: 239: 238: 226: 222: 214: 207: 203: 195: 188: 179: 172: 171:87-7468-013-7 168: 164: 155: 148: 147:87-595-2430-8 144: 140: 131: 127: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 54: 50: 46: 36: 33: 29: 25: 21: 20:Daniel Hailes 276:1750s births 255:. Retrieved 250: 246: 224: 213: 205: 194: 186: 178: 162: 154: 149:, pages 43ff 138: 130: 115: 111: 110:in his play 92: 87: 83: 79: 75: 57: 55:to Prussia. 42: 19: 18: 281:1835 deaths 221:Edvard Holm 218:(in Danish) 202:Edvard Holm 199:(in Danish) 183:(in Danish) 173:, page 154. 159:(in Danish) 135:(in Danish) 74:'s journal 28:Anglo-Dutch 270:Categories 253:(2): 51–63 108:George III 95:Copenhagen 49:Great Sejm 257:17 April 122:Sources 24:British 169:  145:  53:Danzig 259:2014 167:ISBN 143:ISBN 39:Life 45:Loo 272:: 251:26 249:. 245:. 223:, 204:, 118:) 90:. 261:. 114:( 78:(

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British
Anglo-Dutch
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Loo
Great Sejm
Danzig
French Revolution
Christiansborg Palace
Peter Andreas Heiberg
Knud Lyne Rahbek
Copenhagen
Andreas Peter Bernstorff
French Revolutionary Wars
George III
ISBN
87-595-2430-8
ISBN
87-7468-013-7
Edvard Holm
Edvard Holm
"DANIEL HAILES AND THE POLISH CONSTITUTION OF MAY 3, 1791"
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1750s births
1835 deaths
Ambassadors of Great Britain to Sweden
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden
Ambassadors of Great Britain to Denmark
Ambassadors of Great Britain to Poland

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