'A Three Days' Chase and Capture', c1809. Artist: Nicholas Pocock.

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'A Three Days' Chase and Capture', c1809. On 6 March 1808, the British frigate HMS 'San Fiorenzo', under the command of Captain George Nicholas Hardinge (1781-1808), embarked on a three day pursuit of the French frigate 'Piemontaise', resulting in its capture after a battle in the Gulf of Mannar off the south-eastern coast of India. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]

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Size: 8300px × 6318px
Location: World,Asia,India,World,Oceans,Indian Ocean
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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