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Why Narvik is a favourite naval battle

Dr Clarke selects Narvik for its brawling character and also mentions age-of-sail fighting in Scandinavian fjords.

Question

What is the panel's favourite naval battle across the ages of ship design?

Short answer

Dr Clarke selects Narvik for its brawling character and also mentions age-of-sail fighting in Scandinavian fjords.

Notes

Narvik is the named choice in this part of the panel's response. The earlier fjord actions recalled in the same answer involved British and Danish-Norwegian forces. A follow-up tries to identify the conflict, distinguishing it from a recollection about Britain and Sweden. The discussion places it tentatively in the Napoleonic Wars after the second Copenhagen attack, without naming a particular action.