Great flashes of cannon fire lit up the night sky off the coast of as HMS Pickle confronted a ship with twice her crew and far more weaponry.The Royal Navy’s valiant little schooner had been pursuing the Spanish-registered Voladora throughout that steamy summer’s day in June 1829 but the enemy had waited until dark to launch the David and Goliath-like attack which seemed certain to spell the end of the Pickle.During a battle lasting a gruelling 80 minutes, the Pickle came under a heavy cannon and musket bombardment that splintered her sides and killed four of her crew members.
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