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Battle of Algeciras   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Robert Dodd (1748–1815)  wikidata:Q973073
 
Alternative names
Dodd
Description British marine painter and engraver
Date of birth/death 1748 Edit this at Wikidata February 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Wapping London Edit this at Wikidata
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q973073
Title
Battle of Algeciras
Description
English: To Rear Admiral Sir James Saumarez Bar.t the Captains, Officers, & Seamen, under his Command, this View of their attacking the French Squadron & Batteries, in Algesiras Bay, on the 6.th July 1801: is most respectfully inscribed by their obedient Serv.t Rob.t Dodd.

A view of the naval Battle of Algeciras, fought on 6 July 1801 in which the British were defeated by the Franco-Spanish fleet. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802): Anglo-Spanish War (1798-1802).

The action depicted in this view was the First Battle of Algeciras Bay in the Strait of Gibraltar in which the British, under the command of Rear Admiral James Saumarez (1757-1836; 1st Baron Saumarez) were initially repulsed by the larger Franco-Spanish fleet and had one ship, the Hannibal, captured. The second battle, fought on the 12 July, resulted in a British victory.

One of a pair of prints; the companion is at RCIN 735099.

George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement Battle of Algesiras. View of Rear Admiral Sir James Saumarez Bar.t attacking the French Squadron and Batteries in Algesiras Bay on the 6.th of July 1801: by R. Dodd, 1802.
Depicted place Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain (36°07'59"N 05°27'01"W)
Date 31 December 1802
date QS:P571,+1802-12-31T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Aquatint with etching and engraving
Dimensions 48.8 x 70.5 cm (image)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 735098
Place of creation R. Dodd. N.o 41, Charing Cross, near the Admiralty.
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/battle-of-algeciras-1801-battle-of-algesiras
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  • Companion print depicting the (later) Second Battle of Algeciras, RCIN 735099
    Companion print depicting the (later) Second Battle of Algeciras, RCIN 735099

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