MAKE A MEME View Large Image Escadre de Richard Howe en vue de Gibraltar 1782.jpg Artwork creator Richard Paton en In the centre of this depiction a group of men-of-war in starboard-quarter view are running towards the Straits of Gibraltar They are all of Lord Howe's ...
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Keywords: Escadre de Richard Howe en vue de Gibraltar 1782.jpg Artwork creator Richard Paton en In the centre of this depiction a group of men-of-war in starboard-quarter view are running towards the Straits of Gibraltar They are all of Lord Howe's division and wear blue ensigns The central ship is the 'Victory' 100 guns flying Lord Howe's blue flag at the main She has a cutter under her stern and another to starboard In the right foreground is a cutter starboard-bow view with her sails down and a boat beside her Beyond her in the right background is the van division in starboard-quarter view all with white ensigns The 'Britannia' 100 guns can be seen wearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Samuel Barrington In the left foreground in starboard-quarter view is a rowing boat with a sail at her bows Beyond her is a frigate in starboard-quarter view and the rear division with the blue flag of Vice-Admiral Milbank in the 'Ocean' 98 guns In the background between the rear and centre divisions is the Franco-Spanish fleet at anchor in Algeciras Bay In the background between the centre and van divisions can be seen the Rock of Gibraltar with cannon smoke rising from the Spanish side of it fr Arrivée des forces de Howe en vue de Gibraltar en 1782 lors du siège de la place Guerre d'Amérique > 1782 Oil on canvas cm 72 4 105 4 Institution National Maritime Museum http //collections nmm ac uk/collections/objects/11945 html collections nmm ac uk BHC0453 other versions tump 200px PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Richard Paton Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London History of the French Navy Naval battles involving England Naval battles involving France Naval battles involving Spain Great Siege of Gibraltar ImageNote 1 515 400 256 293 1280 847 2 HMS Victory ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 1197 503 82 175 1280 847 2 HMS Britannia ImageNoteEnd 2
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