![Smoke billows from the German freighter Drachenfels after sustaining damage during a raid by the British.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/W-Top-Secret-May05-3-e1697059358146-760x428.jpg)
Navy destroyer
The Daring Calcutta Light Horse Raid
By Robert Barr SmithFreighter Ehrenfels’ siren shrieked through the muggy night across the harbor. As the captain pulled down hard on the alarm cord, the alarm howled out over the steaming darkness, screaming that British raiders were in the harbor, alerting Ehrenfels’ crew and calling for help from ashore. Read more