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Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, 1718-82. A full-length portrait facing to left in flag officer's undress uniform, circa 1774-83. A fighting sword is by his left side and he leans on a long telescope that rests on his left foot. Painted in the year o
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Repulse of the French in Frigate Bay, St Kitts, 26 January 1782. (Updated, March 2015) The Battle of Frigate Bay was an action during the War of American Independence (American Revolutionary War). Also known as the Battle of St Kitts, it took place betwee
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The Battle of Frigate Bay, 26 January 1782. The Battle of Frigate Bay was an action during the American Revolutionary War. Also known as the battle of St Kitts, it took place between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger and more
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The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782. During 1782 the chief aspiration of the French in the West Indies was to capture Jamaica. Before de Grasse could get close however, he was crushed by the British Admiral Rodney’s fleet. The French sailed from
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The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782. The chief aspiration of the French in the West Indies in 1782, at the end of the War of American Independence, was the capture of Jamaica. Sailing from Fort Royal, Martinique, their fleet under the Comte de Grasse
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The Battle of The Saints, 12 April 1782: End of the Action. The Saints are a group of small islets in the West Indies between Guadeloupe and Dominica. They gave their name to the final sea battle of the War of American Independence, 1775-83, which was fou
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The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782: surrender of the 'Ville de Paris'. The Saints are a group of small islets in the West Indies between Guadeloupe and Dominica. They gave their name to the final sea battle of the War of American Independen
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Battle of Negapatam, 6 July 1782. (Updated, April 2018) A depiction of the third of the five fleet actions fought off Ceylon and the east coast of India, at the end of the War of American Independence, between the French and English East Indies squadrons
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Destruction of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 14 September 1782. A scene during the Spanish assault on the British stronghold of Gibraltar. During the spring of 1782, with 'the Rock' under close siege, Spain had been adapting ten old warsh
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HMS 'Mediator' engaging French and American vessels, 11-12 December 1782. On the night of 11–12 December 1782, the British ship ‘Mediator’, commanded by Captain the Honourable James Luttrell, was waiting off Ferrol to intercept
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HMS Mediator in action, 12 December 1782. 'HMS ''Mediator'' in action, 12 December 1782'
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