Historical Context
A Colored aquatint published by W. Faden on August 1, 1783.
The print was produced by George Koehler, an Aid de Camp to Gibraltar Governor and commanding General George Eliott.
It shows a panorama of the Allied naval attack on fortified Gibraltar by French and Spanish warships, showing 1 ship exploding, small figures of infantry and artillery on land in right foreground.
Painting Info
Artist: George Frederick Koehler
Source: Brown University
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- 1782-09-13 The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets including ten floating batteries and land forces is heavily defeated by the British garrison with all of the floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British
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