'Captain Trollope's Famous Action', c1800. Artist: Robert Dodd.

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'Captain Trollope's Famous Action', c1800. On 15 July 1796 the British ship HMS 'Glatton', commanded by Captain Henry Trollope (1756-1839), engaged a squadron of French warships in the southern North Sea. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Trollope succeeded in driving the French ships into Flushing. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]

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