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To the Memory of the Brave Capt John Harvey... of His Majesty's Ship the Brunswick.... after breaking the Enemy's Line.... on the first of June 1794 Grappled to, and engaging Le Vengeur with her Starboard Guns, and totally dismasting L' Achille. Ushant 1st June 1794
The French 74-gun AchIlle is pictured on the left, engaging the Brunswick in the Battle of the First of June, 1794, the first naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars. To the right of the Brunswick is the Vengeur, which was sunk during this engagement. The Achille, having been disabled by the Brunswick, was captured by the British and eventually broken up in 1796. Pocock was present at the battle and witnessed the engagement pictured from on board the frigate Pegasus.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH7865 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pocock, Nicholas; Pollard, Robert |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Vessels: | Achille (1778); Brunswick (1790) Vengeur du Peuple (1766) |
| Date made: | 16 Feb 1796 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 552 x 733 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 837 mm |