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Assault on Copenhagen (1659)


Battle of Havana


Siege/Relief of Gibraltar


Battle of Martinique


Battle of Lissa


Battle of Lagos


Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)


Battle of the Nile


Battle of Navarino


Battle of Cape St. Vincent


Third Battle of Ushant


The Glorious First of June


Battle of Camperdown


Battle of the Solent


Unnamed naval battle


Glorious First of June


Battle of St. Vincent


Battle of Quiberon Bay


Dardanelles Operation


Normandy landings (amphibious phase)


Battle of Trafalgar

Crimean War (naval engagement)


Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

Naval-battle Results

Image of Naval Engagement off Norwegian Coast

Naval Engagement off Norwegian Coast

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of Battle between English & African Men-o-War

Battle between English & African Men-o-War

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of Spanish Officers Surrendering their Swords to Nelson

Spanish Officers Surrendering their Swords to Nelson

Thomas Jones Barker (1813 - 1882)
Charles George Lewis (1808 - 1880)
Image of Chase of French Man-o-War by British Man-o-War

Chase of French Man-o-War by British Man-o-War

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of “Victory” Towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar

“Victory” Towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar

Clarkson, (After) Stanfield
Image of The Scene before Gibraltar, on the morning of the 14th of September, 1782

The Scene before Gibraltar, on the morning of the 14th of September, 1782

James Jefferys (1751 - 1784)
Image of II: The Spanish Fleet against Fowey, drawn up in the Form of a Half Moon, and the English Fleet pursuing them

II: The Spanish Fleet against Fowey, drawn up in the Form of a Half Moon, and the English Fleet pursuing them

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of Lord Howe Breaking the French Line, 1 June 1794

Lord Howe Breaking the French Line, 1 June 1794

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of Battle of Lissa, 13 March 1811

Battle of Lissa, 13 March 1811

George Webster
Henri Merke
Image of VIII: The Spanish Fleet is seen sailing up the Channel, intending to stop at Dunkirk or Calais, where they were to be join’d by the Duke of Parma: The English follow them close

VIII: The Spanish Fleet is seen sailing up the Channel, intending to stop at Dunkirk or Calais, where they were to be join’d by the Duke of Parma: The English follow them close

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of The Victory Obtained over the Dutch Fleet by the British Squadron of the North Sea under the Command of Admiral Duncan in the Action of 11 October 1797 [The Battle of Camperdown]

The Victory Obtained over the Dutch Fleet by the British Squadron of the North Sea under the Command of Admiral Duncan in the Action of 11 October 1797 [The Battle of Camperdown]

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of The Glorious Victory, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the Command of Earl Howe, on the First of June 1794

The Glorious Victory, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the Command of Earl Howe, on the First of June 1794

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of The Battle of Copenhagen

The Battle of Copenhagen

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of The British Attack on Gorée, 29 November 1758

The British Attack on Gorée, 29 November 1758

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
Image of I: The Spanish Fleet coming up the Channel, opposite the Lizard, as it was first discovered

I: The Spanish Fleet coming up the Channel, opposite the Lizard, as it was first discovered

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of IX: The Spaniards come to an Anchor before Calais, from whence they are dislodg’d by the Fireships sent amongst them in the Night: The English prepare to pursue them

IX: The Spaniards come to an Anchor before Calais, from whence they are dislodg’d by the Fireships sent amongst them in the Night: The English prepare to pursue them

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of Death of Nelson: Scene on the Deck of HMS “Victory”

Death of Nelson: Scene on the Deck of HMS “Victory”

Samuel Drummond (1765 - 1844)
Image of Entering the Breach of the Moro Castle, by Storm, 30 July 1762 [the Siege of Havana]

Entering the Breach of the Moro Castle, by Storm, 30 July 1762 [the Siege of Havana]

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Pierre Charles Canot (1710 - 1777)
Image of VIII: The Spanish Fleet is seen sailing up the Channel, intending to stop at Dunkirk or Calais, where they were to be join’d by the Duke of Parma: The English follow them close

VIII: The Spanish Fleet is seen sailing up the Channel, intending to stop at Dunkirk or Calais, where they were to be join’d by the Duke of Parma: The English follow them close

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar

The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar

John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815)
William Sharp (1749 - 1824)
Image of Commemoration of Victory of 1 June 1794 [“The Glorious First of June”; Third Battle of Ushant]

Commemoration of Victory of 1 June 1794 [“The Glorious First of June”; Third Battle of Ushant]

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Thomas Ryder (1746 - 1810)
James Stow
Image of V: The Admiral of the Guypuscoan Squadron being set on Fire, is taken by the English. The rest of the Spanish Fleet continue their Course in the Form of a Half Moon: And when both Fleets were against the Isle of Portland, they come to an Engagement

V: The Admiral of the Guypuscoan Squadron being set on Fire, is taken by the English. The rest of the Spanish Fleet continue their Course in the Form of a Half Moon: And when both Fleets were against the Isle of Portland, they come to an Engagement

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of A Battle Scene

A Battle Scene

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of The Evening of the Glorious First of June 1794

The Evening of the Glorious First of June 1794

Robert Cleveley (1747 - 1809)
Thomas Medland
Image of The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth, together with a View of the English and French Fleets at the Commencement of the Action between them on the XIXth of July MDXLV

The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth, together with a View of the English and French Fleets at the Commencement of the Action between them on the XIXth of July MDXLV

16th century unknown
James Basire (1730 - 1802)
Image of Commemoration of the XIth October MDCCXCVII [The Battle of Camperdown]

Commemoration of the XIth October MDCCXCVII [The Battle of Camperdown]

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
John, I Smart (1741 - 1811)
James Parker (1750 - 1805)
George Noble
Image of British Men of War Attacked by the King of Lagos

British Men of War Attacked by the King of Lagos

James George Philp (1816 - 1885)
Image of Attack of the Vanguard on the Spanish Armada, 1588

Attack of the Vanguard on the Spanish Armada, 1588

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Image of Battle of Trafalgar

Battle of Trafalgar

Robert Strickland Thomas (1787 - 1853)
Image of Commemoration of the 14th February 1797 [The Battle of Cape St. Vincent]

Commemoration of the 14th February 1797 [The Battle of Cape St. Vincent]

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
James Parker (1750 - 1805)
William Henry Worthington (c.1790 - )
Image of The Battle of St. Vincent

The Battle of St. Vincent

Charles Martin Powell (1775 - 1824)
Image of The Battle of the Nile, fought 1 August 1798

The Battle of the Nile, fought 1 August 1798

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of A Brig Chasing a Smuggler or Pirate Ship

A Brig Chasing a Smuggler or Pirate Ship

Richard B Spencer
Image of VII: Represent the sharpest Engagement that happen’d between the two Fleets, on July 25, against the Isle of Wight

VII: Represent the sharpest Engagement that happen’d between the two Fleets, on July 25, against the Isle of Wight

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais

X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of Death of Nelson: Scene on the Deck of HMS “Victory”

Death of Nelson: Scene on the Deck of HMS “Victory”

Samuel Drummond (1765 - 1844)
Image of The Siege of Copenhagen

The Siege of Copenhagen

Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778 - 1851)
Image of The Morning of the Glorious First of June 1794

The Morning of the Glorious First of June 1794

Robert Cleveley (1747 - 1809)
Benjamin Thomas Pouncy ( - 1799)
Image of The Death of Nelson [Key]

The Death of Nelson [Key]

Arthur William Devis (1763 - 1822)
William Bromley (1769 - 1842)
Image of The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
Image of Victors of the Nile

Victors of the Nile

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
William Bromley (1769 - 1842)
John George Landseer (1769 - 1852)
William S Leney (1769 - 1831)
Image of The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14 February 1797

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14 February 1797

Robert (after) Cleveley (1747 - 1809)
William Anderson (1757 - 1837)
Image of Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) Admiral, Commander at the Battle of Navarino 1827

Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) Admiral, Commander at the Battle of Navarino 1827

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
Image of Men-o-War in Action: English Ship and Barbary Pirate Vessels

Men-o-War in Action: English Ship and Barbary Pirate Vessels

Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
Image of I: The Spanish Fleet coming up the Channel, opposite the Lizard, as it was first discovered

I: The Spanish Fleet coming up the Channel, opposite the Lizard, as it was first discovered

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of The Battle of Copenhagen

The Battle of Copenhagen

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of Battle of the Nile: Night of 1st August 1798

Battle of the Nile: Night of 1st August 1798

Captain James Weir
Thomas Hellyer
Image of The Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar

Thomas Somerscales (1842 - 1927)
Image of The Defence of Gibraltar in the Afternoon of 13 September 1782

The Defence of Gibraltar in the Afternoon of 13 September 1782

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson

The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson

Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
James Heath (1757 - 1834)