French forces retreating from Torbay, July 1690


Illustration from a special edition history of England published in 1903. Following the French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head of 10 July 1690 the French Fleet under Comte de Tourville landed in Devon expecting to fan the flames of rebellion against William, but was rebuffed.


Size: 3219px × 2385px
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1690, attempt, comte, de, devon, england, engraving, fleet, forces, france, french, history, illustration, image, incite, jacobite, july, landed, part, picture, rebellion, retreating, torbay, tourville, war, william, years