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m ound in th e latter rest the rem ains o f those
officers (2 C aptains — 8 L ieutenants) w ho fell for
th eir coun try in the bloody b attle o f C openhagen,
A pril 2d., 1801. A n ivy -co v ered pillar, hew n from
a block o f N orw egian m a rb le , facing the E ast,
tow ards th e Sound, b ears the follow ing in scrip tio ns :
DE FALDT FOR FÆDRENELANDET
DEN 2»
en
APRIL, 1801.
(They fell for the land of their fathers, April 2d.f 1801).
MEDBORGERES ERKJENDTLIGHED
REISTE DEM DETTE MINDE.
(The gratitude of their fellow-citizens erected to them this
memorial).
A nd, below a carv ed w reath on the pedestal :
DEN KRANDS SOM FÆDRELANDET GAV —
DEN VISNER El
PAA FALDEN KRIGERS GRAY.
(The wreath their Native-country gave
ne’er withers
On the fallen warriors’ grave.)
T h e nam e o f each o fficer, as w ell as o f th e
ship in w hich he se rv e d , a re inscribed on larg e
stones placed a t the base o f the m ound.