The Naval Battle That Paused So One Captain Could Ask His Enemy for More Ammunition
In the summer of 1714, one of the most unusual encounters in naval history unfolded off the coast of Norway. The battle was fought between the Danish-Norwegian warship Løvendals Gallej, commanded by the Norwegian-born captain Peter Wessel Tordenskiold, and the British warship HMS Diamond, commanded by Captain Edward Thornbrough. What followed was a fierce duel […]
