In the meantime the British headquarters at Copenhagen had gained had become aware of the Danish militia's mobilisation and on 27 August general Arthur Wellesley (later 1st Duke of Wellington) was ordered to find and defeat it.
Det engelske hovedkvarter ved København kendte til landeværnets mobilisering og beordrede den 27. august general Arthur Wellesley (senere 1. hertug af Wellington) til at finde og nedkæmpe det danske landeværn.