Pointe de la Tranche, 1798 RCIN 735064.c.jpg
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CAPTURE of LA SEINE, most respectfully Inscribed to the Captains STERLING & MILNE.
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CAPTURE of LA SEINE, most respectfully Inscribed to the Captains STERLING & MILNE. |
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English: Additional text: This Action commenced in a running fight, between LA PIQUE and LA SEINE, the former was disabled by the loss of her Main Topmast, and the JASON coming up run between & received the fire of the Enemy, the Action continued when the three Ships grounded on the French Coast, near Midnight, LA SEINE still making a most exemplary defence, and did not surrender untill totally dismasted with the loss of 170 Men killed & 100 badly wounded.
A view of the Action between the British ships Jason, commanded by Captain Stirling, and Pique, commanded by Captain Milne, and the French frigate la Seine off the Pointe de la Trenche on the west coast of France, 30 June 1798. Wars of the French Revolution (1792-1802): War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802). One of a pair of prints; the companion print is at RCIN 735065. |
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| Depicted place | Pointe de la Tranche, l'Île d'Yeu, Pays de la Loire, France (46°41'13"N 02°19'53"W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 21 August 1799 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Aquatint with etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 48.7 x 63.8 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 735064.c |
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| Place of creation | No 41 Charing Cross. 6 doors down from the Admiralty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/pointe-de-la-tranche-1798-capture-of-la-seine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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