HMS Diamond Rock closes the episode as one of the age of sail's most cinematic stories. A small fort armed with three cannon faced the full strength of a combined fleet for days. The extraordinary disparity between the position and the force sent against it is the historical hook. The moment invites further study of the defence rather than attempting a complete account of the operation.
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HMS Diamond Rock and a three-gun defence
HMS Diamond Rock appears as a ready-made age-of-sail film: a small fort with three cannon held out for days against an entire combined fleet.