Naval battle at Gibraltar on 21 March 1705 with a victory of the English fleet over the French fleet. This ended the siege of Gibraltar by the French and Spanish. Representation of the naval battle in a large ornamental frame with armorial trophies, cartouches with emblems, the English royal coat of arms and several figures. At the top a map of Gibraltar. Below a cartouche describing the battle in German, on the left fleeing soldiers, on the right a French officer submits to the Dutch Lion, Relief of Gibraltar, 1705 Die Glückliche Entsezung der Haupt Vestung Gibraltar , print maker: Johann

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