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| Keywords: British fleet entering Havana.jpg A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War 1756-63 It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France late in 1761 The British Government's response was immediately to plan large offensive amphibious operations against Spanish overseas possessions particularly Havana the capital of the western dominions and Manila the capital of the eastern Havana needed large forces for its capture and early in 1762 ships and troops were dispatched under Admiral Sir George Pocock and General the Earl of Albemarle The force which descended on Cuba consisted of 22 ships of the line four 50-gun ships three 40s a dozen frigates and a dozen sloops and bomb vessels In addition there were troopships storeships and hospital ships Pocock took this great fleet of about 180 sail through the dangerous Old Bahama Strait from Jamaica to take Havana by surprise Havana on Cuba's north coast was guarded by the elevated Morro Castle which commanded both the entrance to its fine harbour immediately to the west and the town on the west side of the bay The English fleet moved into Havana harbour once the obstructions had been cleared on 21 August On the left of the picture Commodore Augustus Keppel in the 'Valiant' is leading in his squadron first an honour accorded him by Admiral Sir George Pocock On the right Pocock's 'Namur' flying his flag as Admiral of the Blue together with the Union flag and blue ensign is shown following with the bulk of the fleet 1775 Oil canvas cm 122 5 183 7 Institution National Maritime Museum object history credit line National Maritime Museum Greenwich London Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Maritime Museum 1983 accession number BHC0415 http //www nmm ac uk/collections/displayRepro cfm reproID BHC0415 picture 1 content National Maritime Museum BHC0415 PD-old-100 Dominic Serres Paintings of Battle of Havana 1760 paintings Cuba in the 1760s 18th-century paintings of naval battles Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London 1775 paintings Fleets | ||||
