File:Réunion, 1809 RCIN 735153.jpg
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C. Calvert sculp.t, after Charles Leonard Irby.
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Attack on S.T PAUL’S ISLAND of BOURBON, Sept.r 21.st 1809, By the British Squadron under Commodore Rowley consisting of H:M: Ships Raisonable, Boadicea, Sirius, Nereide, Otter, & E.I.C. Schooner Wasp, and the Land Forces under L.t Col. Keating 56,,th Reg,,t The advanced British Frigate, is the Sirius Capt. Pym raking the French Frigate La Caroline, the first Battery, was taken by L,,t Cottel, commanding R[l] Marines & L,,t Knight 56,,th per Orders of L,,t Col. Keating. |
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English: A view of the attack on Saint Paul (21°00'34"S 55°16'14"E) on the north-west coast of the island of Réunion (also known as Île Bonaparte, and Île Bourbon). Napoleonic Wars (1803-15).
George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement View of the Attack on S.t Pauls, Island of Bourbon, by the British Squadron under Commodore Rowley, and the Land Forces commanded by Lieut. Col.l Keating, on the 21.st of Sept.r 1809: by the Hon.ble C.L. Irby, engraved by Calvert, and published by Orme. |
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| Depicted place | Réunion, Indian Ocean [French Overseas Department] (21°06'00"S 55°36'00"E) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1810s | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | part aquatint with etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 18.2 x 21.2 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 735153 |
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| Place of creation | Bond Str.t corner of Brook Street, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/napoleonic-wars-1803-15/reunion-1809-attack-on-s-t-pauls-island-of-bourbon-sept-r | ||||||||||||||||||||
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