File:Guernsey, 1794 RCIN 735022.jpg
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This View of the ACTION on S,,t George’s Day 1794, between a Detachment of HIS MAJESTY’S FRIGATES, under the Command of Sir John Borlase Warren Bar,,t and FOUR FRENCH FRIGATES Is most respectfully Inscribed to the Commodore, and the several Captains under his Command, By their obedient humble Servants R,, Dodd & B,, B,, Evans. |
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English: A view of the action on 23 April 1794 between five British frigates, commanded by Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822) and four French frigates, resulting in the capture by the British of three of the French ships. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802): War of the First Coalition (1792-8).
This Scene represents La Babel as struck, La Pomone disabled, & on the point of surrendering by the Arethusa, while the Concord, Melampus & Nymphe, are making Sail after the other French Ships, by Signal from the Commodore, who from leading the Line into Action, is disabled from continuing the pursuit / See Gazette Extraordinary April 28 1794. This action, which was part of the plan to blockade Brest and capture French frigates which were damaging British trade, took place about 26 nautical miles (about 30 miles; 48 km) south-west of Guernsey. The captured French frigate Pomone, considered to be the 'finest frigate afloat', was added to the Royal Navy under the same name with, in 1795, Warren (who was made a Knight of the Bath on 30 May 1794) in command. The Gazette Extraordinary which is referred to in the engraved text below the view is the London Gazette no. 13646 pp.377-9, 28 April 1794. George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement View of the Action on S.t George’s Day (23d April) 1794 between a Detachment of H.M. Frigates under the command Sir I.B. Warren Bar.t and four French Frigates: by Dodd and Evans, 1794. |
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Depicted place | near Guernsey, English Channel (49°15'38"N 03°09'30"W approx.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1794 date QS:P571,+1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Aquatint with etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 41.7 x 64.1 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1459037 |
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RCIN 735022 |
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Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/guernsey-1794-this-view-of-the-action-on-st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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