Image: Paton, Battle of Barfleur

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Description: On the left, is the 'Soleil Royal', in starboard-quarter view, the chief focal point. She's engaged on her right with 'Britannia', 100 guns, port-quarter view, preceded by 'London', 96 guns, followed by 'St Andrew', 96 guns. In the left in the background, the 'Royal William', 100 guns, is in close action with a French flagship. In left foreground, a French two-decker is sinking, stern on, with her crew transferring to a small boat under her stern. In right foreground a small dismasted English ketchd and the wreck of another ship is on the right in the foreground.
Title: The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692
Credit: collections.nmm.ac.uk Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Mike bzh using CommonsHelper. (Original text: National Maritime Museum), 4 August 2004 (original upload date), (Original text: 18th century), Original uploader was Gdr at en.wikipedia
Author: Richard Paton
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