Iver Huitfeldt

Iver Huitfeldt (5 December 1665 – 4 October 1710) was a Danish-Norwegian naval officer who was killed in action, when he commanded the ship Dannebroge during the Great Northern War.

He participated in the Battle of Beachy Head, where the Dutch-English navy was defeated by the French fleet under the command of admiral Tourville.

[3] Iver Huitfeldt was killed in action during the Great Northern War at a battle in Køge Bugt on 4 October 1710.

Due to Dannebroge's strategic position, this decision allowed the rest of the Danish-Norwegian fleet to escape, but led to the deaths of almost the entire crew.

According to the commander in chief of the Danish-Norwegian navy, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, the fire on Dannebroge was probably ignited by the ship's own cannons.