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himself and the contempt he poured on his less courageous comrades took the fancy of Frederick IV. He successfully argued a section of the Danish naval code which mandated attacking fleeing enemy ships no matter the size, and was acquitted on 15 December 1714. He then went to the king asking for a promotion and was raised to the rank of
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provinces. The audacity of Wessel impeded her at every point. He was continually snapping up transports, dashing into the fjords where her vessels lay concealed and holding up her detached frigates. He was a part of Gyldenløve's fleet which succeeded in destroying a large number of Swedish transport
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One of the myths about Tordenskjold has entered the Danish and Norwegian languages. During the negotiations for Marstrand's surrender in 1719, it is told that Tordenskjold's men moved from block to block as he walked the Marstrand commander through his positions, thus convincing the commander that
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tried to escape in the evening, Wessel set more sails and continued the duel. The fight was interrupted by nightfall, and renewed again indecisively the following morning. Both ships were severely damaged after around 14 hours of fighting, when Wessel was running out of ammunition. He then sent an
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asked for the admiralty to court-martial Wessel. He stood trial in November 1714, accused of disclosing vital military information about his lack of ammunition to the enemy, as well as endangering the ship of king Frederick IV by fighting a superior enemy force. The spirit with which he defended
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has hosted an annual summer festival in his memory since 1998. Tordenskiold was stationed there and wrote 67 letters from there between 1717 and 1719. In 2008, the Festival attracted more than 30,000 visitors. In 2009, the Days of Tordenskiold were celebrated on 26, 27, and 28 June.
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squadron – but at the same time incurred the enmity of Christian Carl Gabel, whom he had failed to take into his confidence. Tordenskiold's first important command was the squadron with which he was entrusted at the beginning of 1717 to destroy the Swedish
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envoy to the British ship, cordially thanking the British for a good duel, and asked if he could borrow some of their ammunition to continue the fight. His request was denied, and the captains drank to each other's health before the ships dispersed.
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The duel was encouraged by a dispute with von Holstein, whom Tordenskiold offended by labeling him as a cheat at gambling. At a dinner party, Tordenskiold told of a friend who had been cheated while gambling with a man who claimed to own a
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in Denmark is called Tordenskjold. In the late 1800s, Sweden had a large export production of matches, so a Danish manufacturer put Tordenskiold's portrait on his matchbox in 1882, in the hope he could once more strike at the Swedish
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in 1719. The last feat of arms during the Great Northern War was Tordenskiold's partial destruction and partial capture of the Gothenburg Squadron, which had so long eluded him, on 26 September 1719. He was rewarded with the rank of
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Though his victories were not decisive during the war, he eventually attained mythic status as one of the most successful Dano-Norwegian military commanders. As the Danish-Norwegian Union ended in 1814 with the
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after an indecisive sea battle with a Swedish frigate. The legal proceedings from November 1714 verify the account of the incident. On 26 July 1714, he encountered a frigate under the British flag near
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and Ulrich Christian Gyldenløve's at Rßgen, he is seen as the most heroic figure of the Great Northern War, after Charles XII. He is mentioned by name both in the Danish national anthem "
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In December 1718, Tordenskiold brought Frederick IV the welcome news of the death of Charles XII and was, in turn, made Rear-Admiral. Tordenskiold captured the Swedish fortress of
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The Great Northern War had now entered its later stage when Sweden, beset on every side by foes, employed her fleet principally to transport troops and stores to the distressed
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put new life into the dispirited Swedish forces, Wessel distinguished himself in numerous engagements off the coast of Swedish Pomerania, under the command of Admiral
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Tordenskiold did not long survive the termination of the war. On 12 November 1720, at the age of 30, he was killed in a duel by
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He did the enemy considerable damage by cutting out their frigates and destroying their transports. During a battle at
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for his capture, while his free and easy ways also won him enemies in the Danish navy, who deplored his almost
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Several Danish and Norwegian cities have streets named Tordenskjoldsgade (Tordenskjold Street) after him.
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picking up useful information about the enemy. In June 1712, Løvendal promoted him to the 18-gun frigate
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without much ceremony, as duelling was not allowed according to Danish law. In 1819, he was buried in a
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meaning "Thunder Shield". This was also the orthographical form which he used. In newer times, the form
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Although – Dynekilen excepted – Tordenskiold's individual victories were of less importance than
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at him. In the British captain, Wessel met a tough match. The combat lasted all day, and when
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in the state of Minnesota was settled in 1871 by Danish brothers who named it after him. The
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and finally procured a vacant cadetship for him. After further voyages, this time to the
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in 1716. His greatest exploit came later that year, as he destroyed the supply fleet of
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until the municipal merger in 2020, after which a new coat of arms was introduced.
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A comprehensive fictionalized account was collected in the 1858 popular song "
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in the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy on 7 July 1711 and went on to serve on the
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and Denmark consigned itself to the status of a minor power following the
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His birth name was Peter Jansen Wessel. His name occurs with spellings as
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Wessel started his navy service during the Great Northern War against
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Blev Tordenskjold myrdet? En Prøve paa C. P. Rothes Kildebenyttelse
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has named several ships after him, including an early 20th century
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to come closer. As Wessel raised the Danish flag, Bactmann fired a
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his strength was much greater than it was. This gave birth to the
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Statues of him have been erected in Copenhagen (1876), Trondheim,
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has also named ships after him, such as the coastal defence ship
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on 29 September 1712, and was promoted from second lieutenant to
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He won a name for himself through audacity and courage and was
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For this his greatest exploit, he was promoted to the rank of
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Drinking each other's health. The end of the fight with the
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Tordenskjold : en biografi om eventyreren og sjøhelten
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On returning to Denmark at the beginning of 1716, he was
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Tordenskiold's corpse was brought to Copenhagen to the
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under the command of a British captain named Bactmann.
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Danish military personnel of the Great Northern War
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Index

Peder Tordenskjold
Tordenskjold (disambiguation)

Balthasar Denner
Trondhjem
Denmark-Norway
Hildesheim
Cologne
Holmen Church
Denmark-Norway
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
Vice admiral
Great Northern War
Battle of Gothenburg
Battle of Dynekilen
Attack on Marstrand
nobleman
flag officer
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
vice-admiral
Great Northern War
Trondheim
Copenhagen
ennobled
Frederick IV
Charles XII of Sweden
Battle of Dynekilen
siege of Fredriksten
duel
Trondheim

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