 In 1762 the city was briefly occupied by Danish forces who were trying to raise money to fight a coming war with Russia.Briefly annexed by Napoleon I (1810–14), Hamburg was the capital of the department "Bouches-de-l'Elbe", with Amandus Augustus Abendroth as the new mayor.Hamburg suffered severely during the Continental Blockade and Napoleon's last campaign in Germany but managed to raise two forces to fight against him, the Hamburg Citizen Militia and Hanseatic Legion.