Broke and the Shannon A classic biography of a British naval hero

"Sir, as the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request that you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with her ship to ship to try the fortune of our respective flags."
So began the challenge to equal combat that Captain Philip Broke sent to Captain Lawrence of the United States frigate Chesapeake on 1 June 1813. The same afternoon Lawrence sailed to meet him; the resulting engagement is perhaps the most celebrated single-ship duel in the annals of the Royal Navy.
For the challenger, Broke, it was the climax of years of waiting for a chance to distinguish himself, and it succeeded beyond his dreams. In one furious contest the

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