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	Peder Tordenskjold -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, also known as Peter Wessel, Peder Tordenskjold, or Peder Tordenskiold, (October 28, 1691-1720), was an eminent (A Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway) Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of (additional info and facts about Denmark-Norway) Denmark-Norway.
		Wessel was already renowned for two things: the audacity with which he attacked any (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland) Swedish vessels he came across regardless of odds, and his unique seamanship, which always enabled him to escape capture.
		Tordenskjold’s first important command was the squadron with which he was entrusted in the beginning of 1717 for the purpose of destroying the Swedish (A port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden) Gothenburg squadron.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/peder_tordenskjold.htm (1137 words)

	Peder Tordenskjold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wessel was already renowned for two things: the audacity with which he attacked any Swedish vessels he came across regardless of odds, and his unique seamanship, which always enabled him to escape capture.
		Tordenskjold’s first important command was the squadron with which he was entrusted in the beginning of 1717 for the purpose of destroying the Swedish Gothenburg squadron.
		Tordenskjold’s last feat of arms was his capture of the Swedish fortress of Carlsten at Marstrand, when he partially destroyed and partially captured the Gothenburg squadron which had so long eluded him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peder_Tordenskjold (1213 words)

	Peter Wessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Wessel was already renowned fortwo things: the audacity with which he attacked any Swedish vessels he came acrossregardless of odds, and his unique seamanship, which always enabled him to escape capture.
		Tordenskjold’s first important command was the squadron withwhich he was entrusted in the beginning of 1717 for the purpose of destroying the Swedish Gothenburg squadron.
		Tordenskjold’s last feat of arms was his capture of the Swedishfortress of Carlsten at Marstrand,when he partially destroyed and partially captured the Gothenburg squadron which had so long eluded him.
	www.therfcc.org /peter-wessel-273337.html (948 words)

	Peter Wessel Tordenskjold : Tordenskjold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, Peter Wessel (1691-1720), eminent Danish/Norwegian naval hero, the tenth child of alderman Jan Wessel of Bergen, in Norway, was born at Trondhjem on October 28, 1691.
		Wessel was a wild unruly lad who gave his pious parents much trouble, eventually running away, hiding in a ship bound for Copenhagen.
		Tordenskjold’s last feat of arms was his capture of the Swedish fortress of Marstrand[?], when he partially destroyed and partially captured the Gothenburg squadron which had so long eluded him.
	www.explainthis.info /to/tordenskjold.html (916 words)

	Wessel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peter Wessel, also know as Tordenskjold, a Danish-Norwegian naval war hero.
		Caspar Wessel, a Danish-Norwegian mathematician who was the first person to describe the complex numbers.
		Horst Wessel, a Nazi brownshirt who was glorified as a martyr by the party in the Horst Wessel Lied.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wessel (116 words)

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		Wessel halted them with the threat that every man Jack in the fleet should be made to walk the plank, saved the ships, and took their admiral prisoner to his chief.
		Tordenskjold's fleet was received with a tremendous fire from all the Swedish ships, from the battery, and from an army of four thousand soldiers lying along shore.
		Tordenskjold overheard it, had himself rowed across to Sweden, picked up there a wedding party, bridegroom, minister, guests, and all, including the captain of the shore watch who was among them, and returned in time for the palace dinner with his catch.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/2/4/8/12481/12481.txt (22051 words)

	Great Northern War and Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the autumn of 1710 Sea Cadet Peter Wessel from (A port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord) Trondheim, Norway arrived in (The capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand) Copenhagen to enter the Naval Academy.
		In October 1716 the Norwegian Commodore Tordenskjold was given charge of a North Sea Squadron and placed at the head of Norway’s Sea Force over the protests of Baron Wedel, Norway’s new General in Chief.
		As a result of the failures, Commodore Tordenskjold was relieved of Command of the North Sea fleet.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/great_northern_war_and_norway.htm (2021 words)

	Peder Tordenskjold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In July 1714 he encountered a frigate which had been equipped in England for the Swedes and was on its way to Gothenburg under the command of an English captain.
		He fought von Holstien in a duel using nothing but a decorational rapier, whereas von Holstein with a solid steel longsword (called a Karolinerverge).
		When Stäel tried to pull a sword, he was unsuccessful, and Tordenskiold used this sword to beat him up (not using the blade).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/peder_tordenskjold (1047 words)

	Peter Wessel
		Han blev adlet i 1716 under navnet Tordenskjold, og samme år vandt han en opsigtsvækkende sejr ved Dynekilen, hvor en svensk forsyningsflåde blev ødelagt, hvilket var stærkt medvirkende til at Karl 12 måtte opgive sit forsøg på at erobre Norge.
		Han blev øverstkommanderende for Kattegateskadren, og i 1719 erobrede han Marstrand og ødelagde kort efter resten af den svenske flåde i Göteborg.
		Tordenskjolds popularitet voksede grangiveligt, da tændstikfirmaet Gosch købte retten til at sætte hans portræt på tændstikæsker.
	www.netleksikon.dk /p/pe/peter_wessel.shtml (260 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of Hero Tales of the Far North, by Jacob A. Riis
		Captain Wessel heard of it and sent word into town that he was outside—to come and take him; but to hurry, for time was short.
		Captain Wessel gave chase, pelted her with shot, and called to her captain, whose name was Söstjerna (sea-star), to stop.
		He was not mortally wounded, and Tordenskjold took him prisoner later at the capture of Marstrand.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/2/4/8/12481/12481-h/12481-h.htm (20849 words)

	Danish Warship Procurement in the Early Steamship Age 1824-1862 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tordenskjold, which in Danish means "thunder shield," is the honorary title bestowed upon the Norwegian-born Peter Wessel (1690-1720), who first earned distinction as a frigate commander during the early years of the Great Northern War of 1709-1720.
		Tordenskjold's greatest fame rests in his later command of a squadron of Danish warships conducing inshore amphibious operations against harbor-bound Swedish naval forces, achieving several notable victories, and the rank of admiral.
		Tordenskjold met an early death, receiving a mortal wound in a duel shortly after the end of the Great Northern War in 1720, when traveling abroad and having exposed a foreign officer's cheating in a card game, and dying when only thirty years old.
	www.milhist.dk /weapons/danske_krigsskibe/danske_krigsskibe.htm (6710 words)

	tordenskjold timeline
		Peter Jansen Wessel was born in Trondheim the 28th of October.
		Peter Wessel is following the Kings fleet to Copenhagen.
		Peter Wessel are being promoted to Captain 28th of December.
	www.phillumenie.dk /mappe01/danmark/tordenskiold/explore/timeline.htm (222 words)

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		Peter Wessel Tordenskjold 1691-1720 Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, also known as Peter Wessel, Peder Tordenskjold, or Peder Tordenskiold, (October 28, 1691-1720), was an eminent Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway.
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	Favorite Naval Commander(s) - History Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		As a Dane I must say Peter Wessel - better know as Tordenskjold, which is his noble title, which he got by the Danish king because of his great achievements.
		Both won great victories against the Swedes but I think Tordenskjold is the most popular because of his impudence and very young age.
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	Northern Light - Aalborg University
		Born in Norway but educated in Copenhagen, Tordenskjold often sailed from Fladestrand's harbor to attack the enemy during Denmark-Norway's war against Sweden (1709-1720).
		There is a statue of Tordenskjold in one of the town's squares, and the Peter Wessels ferry that sails between Frederikshavn and Larvik, Norway is named after him.
		Several thought it was a "bunch of nonsense", said Sørensen, to use tax payers money so that "people could run around in soldier uniforms and play with canons and gunpowder." Sørensen now chairs the Tordenskjold's Day committee, which has been given a guarantee of support for the next three years.
	www.sprog.aau.dk /ecsp/news_dec01/october/spot.htm (983 words)

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		Overview In 1940, during the Battle of France, it was quite apparent that the main tank of the German forces, the Panzer II, was unsuitable as a direct combat vehicle, both und..
		The name Wessel refers to several persons: Peter Wessel, also know as Tordenskjold, was a Danish war hero.Caspar Wessel, a Danish-Norwegian who was the first person to describe the complex numbers.Johan Herman Wessel, a Danish-Norwegian writer.
		Wessel van Diepen is the creator of popular house music groups Nakatomi and Vengaboys, published by his record label Breakin' Records..
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	Peder Tordenskjold - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Peder Tordenskjold - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		Peder Tordenskjold, Early life and career, Exploits in the Great Northern War, Death by duelling, Influence and External links.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Peder_Tordenskjold (1221 words)

	Bambooweb: Wessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		1: '''Peter Wessel Zapffe''' (1899-1990) was a Norwegian aut...
		was the elder brother of mathemathician Caspar Wessel.
		5:...el); since the landlady was herself subletting to Wessel, she feared she would lose the rights to her apar...
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	Wessel - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		This page was last modified 12:26, 31 May 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Wessel contains research on
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	Phillumeny. The true story about Tordenskjold as a trademark
		The cadet school and the young Peter Jansen Wessel was quickly shown, as two incompatible natures.
		By the time Peter Wessel was honored, and given the name Tordenskiold, his friends from school, had just made it to Lieutenants.
		Most of us know him, from matchbox labels or from Denners painting from 1719, witch is the original, to the picture on the matchbox labels.
	www.phillumenie.dk /mappe01/danmark/tordenskiold/explore/side01_a.htm (570 words)

	carlsten
		The fortress was attacked and sieged twice falling into enemy hands.
		In 1677 it was conquered by Gyldenlöwe, the Danish military commander in Norway and in 1719 by the Norwegian Admiral Tordenskjold.
		At both occasions the fortress was returned to Swedish control through negotiations and treaties.
	www.fact-library.com /carlsten.html (201 words)

	(GCGDTB) Tordenskjold by Anita og Thomas, Gard og Trym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Festningsholmen is an ancient small fortress in the Oslofjord, used by Commander Peter Wessel as a combat harbour before he went over to Bohuslän to beat the Swedes.
		Peter Wessel was knighted by the Danish King at the age of 25, and thereby got the name Tordenskjold.
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	Hero Tales of the Far North by Jacob A. Riis - Full Text Free Book (Part 1/3)
		Peder Jansen Wessel was born on October 28, 1690, in the city of
		Wessel heard of it and sent word into town that he was outside--to
		Tordenskjold's fleet was received with a tremendous fire from all
	www.fullbooks.com /Hero-Tales-of-the-Far-North1.html (16166 words)

	Bjornstjerne Bjornson's book: Poems and Songs - Notes 1 - 20 - Read complete book free
		whose original name was Wessel, and who was born in Trondhjem.
		He received the name Tordenskjold when he was ennobled.
		Peter Andreas Munch (born in Christiania, December 15,
	www.readbookonline.net /read/252/7984 (3617 words)

	Hero Tales of the Far North, by Jacob A. Riis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		However, the King was his friend. He made him a nobleman, and gave him the name Tordenskjold. It means “thunder shield.”
		That was the council of war and its decision. Tordenskjold gave the signal to clear for action, and sailed in at the head of his handful of ships.
		In terror and haste, Colonel Dankwardt moved his Hessians out, and Tordenskjold marched his handful of men in. When he brought the King the keys of Marstrand, Frederik made him an admiral.
	www.sakoman.net /pg/html/12481.htm (1353 words)

	povel - Name Index - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
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	Destination Copenhagen: Citywalks in Copenhagen
		The resemblance to St Peter's church in Rome is noticeable.
		The official name of the church is Frederikskirken and was completed in 1894.
		In Lehns or Tordenskjolds estate Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, a young naval hero, lived as a permanent guest.
	www.copenhagen-hotels.se /citywalks.htm (2686 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - DenmAARk -> An adventure in not surrendering
		Actually the name is Tordenskjold - at least in modern Danish.
		He was a tactic genius that on several occations beated superior Swedish forces in the Danish - Swedish war in the early 18th century.
		MogOre: I was referring to the 1864 war, which I believe was the last conflict involving armed Danish soldiers.
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