Sujet

'The Battle of the Saints', c1795. Artist: John Goldar.

Légende

'The Battle of the Saints', c1795, (1924). The Battle of the Saintes was fought in the Caribbean off Dominica between a French fleet commanded by Admiral François-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse (1723-1788), and the British, commanded by Admiral George Rodney (1718-1792), from 9-12 April 1782. The British won the battle, forcing the French and Spanish to abandon their planned invasion of Jamaica. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1795

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C78_196

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

168,4Mo (11,8Mo) / 77,3cm x 54,6cm / 9134 x 6443 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transport mer Les Indes Occidentales les Indes Des Caraïbes pays Français La France bateau bateaux Britannique géographie combat guerre endroit siècle La Grande-Bretagne La Dominique rébellion révolution concept bataille géorgien Marine B&W MONOCHROME guerre flotte navigation du bateau guerre navale vaisseau de guerre noir et blanc noir et blanc B W 18e siècle Guerre Révolutionnaire Américaine Dix-huitie siècle The Print Collector aquatint Paul Admiral John Goldar Comte de George Brydges George Brydges Rodney Admiral Rodney Rodney Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke Goldar John George Rodney Battle of Dominica Battle of the Saintes Francois-Joseph Paul Comte de Grasse Francois-Joseph Comte de Grasse Grasse Sir aquatint