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NH 66160 "Sir G.B Rodney's action.

"Sir G.B Rodney's action.
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Title: "Sir G.B Rodney's action.
Caption: Stipple engraving by R. Pollard after N. Pocock. Published in The Naval Chronicle, May 1799, by bunney & Gold London. This view of the action off Prince Rupert's Bay Dominica, was taken from the Northward, near the center of both lines of battle, at about noon. Rodney's Flagship, HMS FORMIDABLE, is in the middle, followed by the rest of the British Center, shortly after having broken the French line.
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Catalog #: NH 66160
Copyright Owner: Navy History and Heritage Command.
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Original Date: 1782-04-12
After this Year: 1780
Before this Year: 1789
Original Medium: BW Photo
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