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HMS Swiftsure
Naval Art  Artists Anthony Saunders Royal Navy  HMS Swiftsure |
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The Battle of the Nile by Anthony Saunders. Lord Horatio Nelson and the British fleet found the French 13 ship of the line fleet anchored at Aboukir Bay. Nelsons plan was to attack the French fleet on their unprotected port side. By the end of the battle nearly all the French ships were sunk or captured. The painting shows HMS Swiftsure in the centre with the burning 124 gun flagship LOrient behind. To the left is the surrendered hulk of the French ship Franklin. |
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