File:Capture of Hermione.jpg

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British Sailors Boarding a Man of War
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John Augustus Atkinson; Fry & Sutherland; Edward Orme
Title
British Sailors Boarding a Man of War
Description
English: British Sailors Boarding a Man of War. This print represents the recapture of the British ‘Hermione’ in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, by boats of the ‘Surprise’, two years after her crew had mutinied against the sadistic Captain Pigot, killed him and most of his officers, and handed the ship over to the Spaniards.
Date 4 June 1815
date QS:P571,+1815-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
Dimensions Mount: 248 mm x 358 mm

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PU5628
Notes Box Title: Actions 1799.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/109779
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