Wrecked ships during the Battle of Jersey on January 6, 1781, an attempt by French forces to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to French and American shipping in the Anglo-French War. Jersey provided a base for British privateers, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an expedition to gain control of the

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Size: 4665px × 3053px
Location: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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