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NH 66163 "Engagement of the English and French Fleets, April 19 (sic) 1782," battle off Dominica, April 9, 1782.

"Engagement of the English and French Fleets, April 19 (sic) 1782," battle off Dominica, April 9, 1782.
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Title: "Engagement of the English and French Fleets, April 19 (sic) 1782," battle off Dominica, April 9, 1782.
Caption: Stipple engraving by R. Pollard after N. Pocock. Published in the "Naval Chronicle," July 1799, by Bunney and Gold, London. This battle between De Grasse's fleet and Hood's squadron, on 9 April 1782, brought on the major battle of 12 April. The scene is taken from the northwest and shows seven British ships (right) engaged with another (the ROYAL OAK) coming up. A French battleship is in the foreground, about to tack about and re-engage. Inshore, the French convoy is escaping toward Guadeloupe.
Description: Original in Navy Department Library.
Catalog #: NH 66163
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by R. Pollard after N. Pocock.
After this Year: 1790
Before this Year: 1799
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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