Sujet

Bombardment of St Jean D'Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857).Artist: H Winkles

Légende

Bombardment of St Jean D'Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857). British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the port of Acre during the Syrian War. The war broke out after Maronite Christians revolted against occupying Egyptian forces which had invaded Syria the previous year. During the bombardment, a shell struck the ammunition magazine in the south of the city, which exploded with the loss of 1100 lives. From England's Battles by Sea and Land, volume IV, by Lieutenant Colonel William Freke Williams, published by the London Printing and Publishing Company, 1857.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1857

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C58_019

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,7Mo (7,6Mo) / 43,3cm x 29,3cm / 5116 x 3461 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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