The Action of the Punta Obligado, between the Combined French & English Squadrons, under the Command of Captains Hotham & Trehouart ...

Coloured lithograph entitled "The Action of the Punta Obligado, between the Combined French & English Squadrons, under the Command of Captains Hotham & Trehouart ...". Stored with PAJ2463. Portfolio.

The Battle of Vuelta de Obligado took place on the waters of the Paraná River on 20 November 1845, between the Argentine Confederation, under the leadership of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and a combined Anglo-French fleet. The ‘Dolphin’ is shown broadside in the centre of the picture. The Fulton is shown in the centre right of the picture.

Object Details

ID: PAJ2465
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dickinson & Co
Places: Vuelta de Obligado
Vessels: Fulton (1833); Dolphin (1836)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 617 x 960 mm