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The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692. Early in 1692, James II was at Cherbourg, preparing to re-invade England with French help. On 17 May the French fleet sailed from Brest and were attacked by a superior Anglo-Dutch force under Admiral Russell, off Cape
1693
National Maritime Museum

The Active Frigate in Stays, in a Light Breeze, off the back of the Isle of Wight. Line engraving depicting the Active hove to with a fishing vessel port side of its bow. This is plate no.9 of book 28 from Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

The Arethusa Frigate scudding under Foresail in a Storm, with a View of Plymouth, and Maker Church at a distance. A bow quarter view of 'Arethusa' in high winds and very choppy seas, with Plymouth in the background and the church in Maker also v
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. A Calm, with Ships at Anchor, drying their Sails after Wet weather. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.7. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. A Commodore's Ship close haul'd in Fresh Gale, passing the Eddystone Light House. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.2. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. A Man of War in distress lying too under a ballance mizen Stay-sail in a storm at Sun set. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.5. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. A view of the Texel, a Dutch Sea Port on the Coast of Holland, with a Ship on fire by Night. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.6. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. Captain MacBride in the Artois, taking two Dutch Privateers on the Dogger Bank. Inscribed: "Captain McBride in the Artois, taking two Dutch Privateers on the Dogger Bank."
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. Landing Necessaries on a Raft in a Calm after a Storm, from a Wreck left on a Rock at Low water. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.10. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. Paying a Sloops bottom, with a View of a Dock Yard in Southampton River, by Moon light. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.12. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. The Acteon Frigate running into Portsmouth Harbour, after being on shore upon the Shingles; with a View of Blockhouse Fort, and the Isle of Wight at a distance. Technique includes
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. The Ajax, a Man of War, sailing into Portsmouth Harbour, with a View of South Sea Castle. Technique includes engraving.; Plate No.11. Book 28.
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

Twelve Views of His Majesty's Ships, &c. in Different Situations. The Nymphe frigate passing the Round Tower on Portsmouth Point, on her leaving the Harbour, with a View of Spit-head and St Helen's at a distance. Technique includes engraving
19 May 1783
National Maritime Museum

The Nymph Frigate passing the Round Tower on Portsmouth Point, on her leaving the Harbour; with a view of Spithead, and St Helen's at a distance. Technique includes etching.
19 May 1800
National Maritime Museum

A Royal Salute The Squadron saluting his Majesty on board the Southampton Frigate at the Naval Review off Plymouth Sound. Print
19 May 1801
National Maritime Museum

To Sir James Saumarez... This Plate representing the British Squadron... preparing to pursue the Combined Squadron of France & Spain, on the Afternoon of the 12th of July 1801...is dedicated by...Edward Harding. Hand-coloured aquatint showing Saumarez
19 May 1802
National Maritime Museum

HB Sketches No.685. Steering between Scylla & Charybdis. Rather an awkward navigation (caricature). Print
19 May 1841
National Maritime Museum

Proposed method of keeping the Deadeyes in place on 74 gun ships. No scale. Plan showing a part elevation of the main channels for a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, illustrating the proposed method of keeping the Deadeyes in their places in the Channels i
19 May 1841
National Maritime Museum

Frigate and Paddle Steamer. Signed by artist and dated.
19 May 1843
National Maritime Museum

Ritning
19 May 1848
Sjöhistoriska museet

Grief. The Schooner Yacht Wyvern R.Y.S. 205 Tons. Hand-coloured.
19 May 1849
National Maritime Museum

Pride. The Schooner Yacht Wyvern R.Y.S. 205 Tons. Hand-coloured.
19 May 1849
National Maritime Museum

The Dolphin yacht. Hand-coloured.
19 May 1849
National Maritime Museum

Ritning
19 May 1852
Marinmuseum

Mr Hans Busk's Yacht Meriel, R.H.Y.S. 210 Tons, and her Tender New Quarterly 150 Tons built by John Scott Russell, 1855. Print
19 May 1855
National Maritime Museum

San Giorgio klooster, Verona / San Giorgio cloister, Verona
Taken 19 May 1877
National Archives of Estonia

Enligt fotografens noteringar: "På bron till Strömsholmen." Plats: Norrköping Datum: 19 Maj 1897 Tid: Kl (?) e.m. Ljus: Solsken Bländare: No 2 Objektiv: Svenska Express Exponering: Hastighet No: 3 Framkallning: Hydroechino
19 May 1897
Bohusläns museum

Ritning
19 May 1897
Sjöhistoriska museet

Ur album: Utländska Resan 1900 I. Weisbaden. Kejsarparad.
19 May 1900
Tekniska museet

De schilder Nicolaas Bastert in zijn atelier, Nieuwersluis
19 May 1903
Rijksmuseum

Boplats för sångtrast (taltrast)
19 May 1905
Vänersborgs museum

Bo av sånglärka
19 May 1906
Vänersborgs museum

Florence Watson, domestic servant, arrested for stealing
Taken 19 May 1906
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Långedrag. Vid Zatanita 19/5 07."
19 May 1907
Bohusläns museum

AVIATION IN BRITAIN BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 May 1914
Imperial War Museum

Herbert Samuel Wakelin 719, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Brudpar. Gustaf Örnberg Vänersborg
19 May 1915
Vänersborgs museum

Bugler Milton Frank Thornton 91. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 May 1915 Killed in action Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Captain James Robert Ewing , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Captain Percy Beattie-Crozier. Unit: 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs, attached to 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army. Death: 19 May 1915 Killed in action near Neuve Chapelle Western Front
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Captain Thomas Ernest Dufty. Unit: 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 19 May 1915 Killed in action by shellfire near Ypres Western Front.
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Civilian John H Smith , Air-raid Victim
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Lieutenant Albert Edward Charles Robert Wendover (Wynn-Carrington). Unit: Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). Death: 19 May 1915 Died in hospital at Boulogne, after being wounded on the 13 May 1915 at Hooge. Western Front
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant Colonel Wilfrid Robert Abel-Smith CMG. Unit: Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Death: 19 May 1915 Died of wounds at Bethune after being wounded at Festubert on the 18 May 1915 Western Front
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant Frederick Crozier Fraser Biscoe , 2nd Worcestershire Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Lieutenant Frederick Crozier Fraser Biscoe MID. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 19 May 1915 Beune Hospital Western Front
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant James Anderson Kerr Johnston. Unit: 7th Battalion (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 May 1915 Died of wounds in hospital in Cairo-wounded in early May at Cape Helles, Gallipoli.
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Petty Officer 2nd Class George Dann 146362, H.M.S. "Amethyst"
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Pont du « sanctuaire japonais » dans son environnement arboré, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 483
19 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine

Private Charles Samuel George 10971, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Ernest W. Grant 3311, 12th London Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Francis Clement Connory 8220, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Francis George Keeling 3038, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private George Charles Paris 57, Australian Infantry
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private George H Sharpe 6184, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick 202, Australian Army Medical Corps
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Patrick Weir 3/4770, Royal Irish Rifles
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Richard Stanley Butler 2653, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Private Thomas Henry 10191, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Rifleman Frederick Wells 1816, London Regiment
Died 19 May 1915
Lives of the First World War

Second Lieutenant (Temporary) Thomas Fuller Stocker. Unit: 171st (Mining) Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 19 May 1915 Killed in action shot by a sniper while in the trenches near Ypres Western Front
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant Edward Humbert Fisher. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 19 May 1915, Festubert, Western Front.
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

Sergeant William Hills 108. Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 May 1915, killed in action at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Died 19 May 1915
Imperial War Museum

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

Captain Bernard Lovell Christmas , London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

Colonel William Renwick Marshall DSO MID. Unit: 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 19 May 1916 Western Front
Died 19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

LANCE CORPORAL HARRY VAN TROMP, 22 BATTALION, ROYAL FUSILIERS
19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Evan Harris 11970, South Wales Borderers
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

Private G D F Rogers 3004. Unit: B Company, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 19 May 1916 Missing 16 May 1916 Western Front
Died 19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private James Garfield Alan Mitchell 806. Unit: D Company, 7th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Death: 19 May 1916 Western Front
Died 19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Robert Freeman L/14892, Middlesex Regiment
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

Private William Fullerton 153566, Canadian Infantry
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

Sapper William Davis 167656, Royal Engineers
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

Serjeant David Thomas James 4804, South Wales Borderers
Died 19 May 1916
Lives of the First World War

THE FRENCH AIR FORCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
19 May 1916
Imperial War Museum

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
19 May 1917
Imperial War Museum

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