
Sujet
The Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1801. The result of sea power. A force of 5000 British troops landed on the beach at Abu Qir on 8th March 1801. They succeeded in dislodging an entrenched French army of 2000 men, but suffered heavy casualties in the process, with their commander, General Sir Ralph Abercromby amongst the dead. A print from Fifteen Decisive Battles of British History, printed and published by Charles Letts and Co, London.
The Print Collector collection
Date
30 nov. 1999
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C46_337
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 29,9cm / 4956 x 3536 (300dpi)