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The Bombardment and Capture of St Jean D'Acre
Inscribed: "For the Benefit of the Families of the killed in the Allied Fleet on the Coast of Syria, To the Honble. Sir R. Stopford, G.C.B, G.C.M.G. Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of Great Britain and Commander in Chief of the Allied Fleet. This Plate of the Bombardment and Capture of St Jean D'Acre, is by permission, respectfully dedicated by his obliged & obedt Servant, The Author", surrounded with a detailed key. The bombardment took place on 3 November 1840. Benbow is shown in the centre right of the picture. The Edinburgh is shown in the centre of the picture. The Phoenix paddle steamer is shown in broadside in the left of centre foreground.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH8189 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Warre, Lt John Frederick; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co Ltd Reeve, Richard Gilson Reeve, A. W. |
| Places: | Unlinked place; Acre |
| Events: | Syria Campaign, 1840; Egyptian–Ottoman War: Battle of St Jean D'Acre, 1840 |
| Vessels: | Benbow (1813); Edinburgh (1811) Phoenix (1832) |
| Date made: | 23 Jun [1841] |
| People: | Allied Fleet |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 450 x 693 mm; Mount: 607 mm x 834 mm |
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