In 1714, Norwegian naval officer Peter Jansen Wessel engaged a British ship. His ship and the British ship fired shots at each other for 14 hours until both were badly damaged. Eventually, Wessel’s ship ran out of ammo, & he asked the British for some

In 1714, Norwegian naval officer Peter Jansen Wessel engaged a British ship. His ship and the British ship fired shots at each other for 14 hours until both were badly damaged. Eventually, Wessel’s ship ran out of ammo, & he asked the British for some