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ships and cargoes raised some 5.2 million rigsdaler. Fisker was disappointed, however, that he was awarded only the flag officerâs portion, whilst the portion reserved for the
Admiralty went to governors who had had nothing to do with the affair. As Fisker had already undertaken a division of the prize money to the men under him, Admiral
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Lorentz Fisker had personally laid the plans for the
Norwegian brigsâ attack on a large British convoy in the Skagerrak in July 1810. The plan met with total success, with 48 (merchant) ships being stopped and brought into various Norwegian harbours and before prize courts. The auction thereafter of
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Norwegian waters the Danish-Norwegian forces were able to capture, at various times in 1809, a total of two British brigs, 1 cutter, and 107 merchant ships. On 9 October 1809 Fisker was promoted to rear admiral.
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Benzelsterna was a Swedish naval officer who planned (unsuccessfully) to burn the Russian fleet while it was frozen in at Copenhagen. Lorentz Fisker arrested Benzelsterna as the latter was trying to escape disguised as a
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He retired from the service in 1810. With prize money paid out in 1812, Fisker bought properties near
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rejected the protest. This gave rise to considerable friction between Fisker and Michael Bille, and later with other colleagues â a conflict that left Fisker embittered and that was only resolved in 1816.
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