User:TheBestEditorInEngland/Action of 26 July 1714
| Action of 26 July 1714 | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
 "Paa Kanoner og Pokaler" (On guns and cups), depicting the two ships parting after a toast on 27 July 1714, by Christian Mølsted, 1925. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sam Blackman |
Peter Wessel | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| De Olbing Galley | Løvendal's Galej | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| De Olbing Galley damaged: |
Løvendal's Galej damaged: 7 dead 21 wounded (2 later died of wounds) | ||||||
The action of 26
Background
[edit]Encounter
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Bjerg, Hans Christian (2001). "På kanoner og pokaler". Selskabet Danske Tordenskiold-Venner. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- Lancaster, Jason (4 December 2019). "The Norwegian Thunderbolt: Vice Admiral Peter Wessel". Center for International Maritime Security. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- Ventegodt, Ole (2 May 2009). "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- Svensson, Anders (10 September 2016). "Svenska Islandsfararen". Det Gamla Göteborg. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- Rickard, J (8 August 2007). "Action off Lindesnaes, 26-27 June 1714". History of War. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefninga_ved_Lindesnes https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefningen_ved_Lindesnes https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/kcwokl/til_in_1714_2_gunships_fought_for_14_hours_before/
Bibliography
[edit]- von Essen, Michael Fredholm (2001). "Privateers of the Great Northern War 1700–1721" (PDF). Arquebusier: The Journal of the Pike and Shot Society. 25 (4). ISSN 1464-8245. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- von Essen, Michael Fredholm (2008). "Peter Tordenskiold (Part One)" (PDF). Arquebusier: The Journal of the Pike and Shot Society. 33 (6). ISSN 1464-8245. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- von Essen, Michael Fredholm (2009). "Peter Tordenskiold (Part Two)" (PDF). Arquebusier: The Journal of the Pike and Shot Society. 34 (1). ISSN 1464-8245. Retrieved 10 August 2024.