MAKE A MEME View Large Image Attack on Goree 29 decembre 1758.jpg Artwork en The island fortress of Goree lay off Dakar on the west coast of Africa Its position gave the French a base from which to menace the English trade route to India and the East It was therefore ...
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Keywords: Attack on Goree 29 decembre 1758.jpg Artwork en The island fortress of Goree lay off Dakar on the west coast of Africa Its position gave the French a base from which to menace the English trade route to India and the East It was therefore strategically important for the English to capture it every time they were at war with France On the occasion recorded in this painting the task was entrusted to Commodore the Honourable Augustus Keppel who had been sent out after Commodore Marsh ™s failure against Goree in May 1758 Against Keppel ™s more powerful squadron the French surrendered the after a short bombardment Goree was returned to French control at the conclusion of peace in 1763 fr Attaque et prise de l'Ă®le de GorĂ©e par la Royal Navy sur les cĂ´tes africaines le 29 dĂ©cembre 1758 secondhalf otherdate century 18 oil institution http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC0386 other versions PD-old-100 Africa in the 18th century Dominic Serres 18th-century paintings location missing 18th-century paintings not categorised by year 18th-century paintings from France 18th-century paintings of naval battles Historical images of GorĂ©e Paintings of battles of the Seven Years' War
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