• HMS Defence at the end of the battle of the 1st June 1794

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    2008-06-26T14:00:30Z

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    This painting is signed and dated by the artist. 'The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 or Combat de Prairial)was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars. The British Channel Fleet under Lord Howe attempted to interdict the passage of a vitally important French grain convoy from the United States, which was protected by the French Atlantic Fleet, commanded by Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse. The two forces clashed in the Atlantic Ocean, some 400 nautical miles (741 km) west of the French island of Ushant.' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_First_of_June)

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    http://hdl.handle.net/2262/17784

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    HMS Defence

    Author: Beechey, Richard Brydges (British painter, 1808-1895)

    Type of material: Image