The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st Octr 1757 between his Majesty's ships the Augusta, Dreadnought & Edinburgh, under the Command of Captn Forrest, and seven French Men of War, when the latter where[sic] defeated, and oblig'd to sheer off in a shattered condition. Engraved for Raymond's History of England
Technique includes etching. This is the action in which Maurice Suckling, Nelson's naval uncle, commanded the 'Dreadnought'.
Object Details
| ID: | PAD5241 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Augusta (1736); Edinburgh (1744) Dreadnought (1742) |
| Date made: | 1666; 1736 1742 21 Oct 1757 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 7 1/8 in x 11 1/2 in |