Historic Naval Battles

Illustrations depicting key naval engagements from history, featuring warships and dramatic sea battles with smoke and gunfire.

EDITORIAL The Spanish Armada in the Englsh Channel, an incident in the running fight. After the painting by C.M. Padday. From Britain and Her Neighbours, 1485 - 1688, published 1923.

The War of 1812, naval battle in which U.S. frigate Constitution defeats the British warship Guerriere, August 19, 1812

Nine Years' War or War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697). Great power conflict that faced France against the League of Augsburg. The French squadron bombarded the city of Barcelona on 11 and 12 July 1691. Bombardment of Barcelona by the French squadron. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

Nine Years' War or War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697). Great power conflict that faced France against the League of Augsburg. The French squadron bombarded the city of Barcelona on 11 and 12 July 1691. Bombardment of Barcelona by the French squadron. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Engagement between the Enterprise and the Boxer, September 5, 1813, during the War of 1812

Warships at Sebastopol: a British victory. Date: 1855

Seascape with war fleet, Christiaan Josi, After Willem van de Velde, 1821 print North Netherlands paper etching navy (+ naval force)

EDITORIAL The Spanish Armada in the Englsh Channel, an incident in the running fight. After the painting by C.M. Padday. From Britain and Her Neighbours, 1485 - 1688, published 1923.

Seascape with the Dutch Men-of-War including the "Drenthe" and the "Prince Frederick-Henry", Willem van de Velde (I), 1630 - 1670 painting Seasing view with some Dutch warships, including the Drenthe and the Prince Frederick Hendrick, a sloop with sailors on the right. panel. ink navy. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Canada. Cod fishing in Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Drawing by A. de Caula. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), March 22, 1884.

Admiral Duncan's Victory over the Dutch Fleet, in the North Sea, October 11th 1797. Engraved by J. Rogers From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Line engraving of the Battle of Quiberon Bay. Hawke in the Royal George passing the captured Formidable. Engraved by P. Benazech. Dated 1759

Amsterdam, Kaal, F., Netherlands, Daiwaille and Veldhuijzen, Comte, Pieter le, The honour of the Dutch Flag maintained by JCJ van Speijk 5 February 1831, The jumping of the gunboat of Jan van Speijk, 1831, printed, 5 February 1831. See also the pendant. The two plates come with a text sheet explaining the representation., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, PLC RMWO, center bottom - embossed, verso - stamped, height 300 mm, width 335 mm, 1802-06-16 - 1849-11-17, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1831, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

The Capture of the Royal Prince. De verovering van het Engelse admiraalsschip de 'Royal Prince' 13 juni 1666, tijdens de Vierdaagse Zeeslag, 11-14 juni 1666: episode uit de Tweede Engelse Zeeoorlog (1665-67). Dating: c. 1670. Measurements: h 58.5 cm × w 81 cm; d 6.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van de Velde (II).

ZeeSlag, possibly at Kijkduin on August 21, 1673, Nicolaes Muys, After Willem van de Velde (II), 1781 drawing Presentation of a sea battle, possibly the sea battle at Kijkduin on August 21, 1673 between the State fleet under Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp and the English-French fleet under Prince Rupert and Graaf Jean d'Estrées (II). On the left a large Galei with belts. Northern Netherlands paper. ink. pencil pen / brush battle (+ naval force). Battle of the Texel Kijkduin

Defeat of the Dutch Fleet by Admiral Robert Blake at the Battle of the Gabbard 12 and 13 June 1653. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

The Battle of the Nile night of August 1, 1798. Engraved by C. Lawrie after George Arnald. From the book 'Illustrations of English and Scottish History' Volume II

Portuguese Civil War (1828-1834). Naval Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Confrontation between the Liberal and Absolutist fleets on July 5, 1833. Painting by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio, 1842. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. Author: Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio (1810-1871). French painter.

Bombardment of Algiers by the United Anglo-Dutch Naval Squadron, 1816, Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1817

'The 'Ambuscade' and the 'Bayonnaise', c1799. Artist: Pierre Ozanne.

Painting depicting the Naval Battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana, between U.K. and U.S. forces in the War of 1812, 14 December 1814. Thomas L. Hornbrook

The Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805. After the 19th century painting by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield.

'H.M.S. Indefatigable Engaging The French Droits-De-L'Homme,1797', 1829. Artist: Edward Duncan.

BATTLE OF SOLEBAY (Southwold Bay) between the English/French fleet and the Dutch: both sides suffered heavy losses.

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Corua province, Ferrol. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) moves aboard the frigate "Sagunto" to take the superior command of the squadron. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

Anchored warship. Engraving. 16th century. Madrid, National Library. Author: BRUEGUEL F H. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Gulf of Bandol, or Tuna Fishing, 1754, from series of Ports of France commissioned by Louis XV,1710-74 King of France and Navarre

Danish Frigate Freya under Captain Krabbe attacks English ships 25.7.1800. Museum: Naval Museum, KOPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

Destruction of the French Fleet at Toulon 18th December 1793 - Thomas Whitcombe, 1816

The cutting out of the Frigate Hermione at Puerto Cabello by boats under the command of Captain Edward Hamilton, 24-25 October 1799.

The Battle of Amoy, present-day Xiamen, Xiamen Island, Fujian, First Opium War, 1841 The Battle of Amoy, present-day Xiamen, Xiamen Island, Fujian, First Opium War, 1841 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21664884

Three BritishMen-of-War. Artist: Willem van de Velde II, Dutch, 1633-1707

The contest between France and the Empire for Italy is conducted at sea as well as on land : at Genova (Genoa) the French win a duel of galleys with a Spanish vessel.

The Battle of Escombrera Murcia Province Spain during 3rd Carlist War from Illustrated London News November 1 1873

Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798. English fleet under Nelson destroyed French fleet in Abuokir or Abu Qir Bay. Battle fought at night. French vessel 'L'Orient' exploding at about 10 o'clock. Engraving

Admiral Lord Howe Joining His Flagship William Anderson (1757-1837 Scottish)

Painting Of Ship Battle With Macedonian Being Captured By Us Frigate In 1812

Enterprise vs Boxer - Battle between the Enterprise and the British brig sloop Boxer on 5 September 1813.

Combat between the USS Constellation and French frigate L'Insurgente on Feb. 9, 1799. The US and France fought a 'Quasi-War', of naval battles, mostly in the Caribbean. The undeclared war began in July 1798, after the failure of negotiations during the 'XYZ Affair', and lasted until Sept. 30, 1800 when Napoleon took power (BSLOC_2019_5_30)

Cod fishing on the great bench of Terra Nova. Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT DOVER

The Taking of the Kent by Robert Surcouf in the Gulf of Bengal, 7th October 1800 - Ambroise Louis Garneray

American War of Independence (1775-1783). Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Engraving, 18th century.

Spanish Armada. Spanish fleet sent by Spanish king Philip II (1527-1598) against England in 1588, under the command of Alonso Perez de Guzman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Destruction of the Spanish Armada. Engraving. Colored.

The Battle of Dunkirk, France, Willem van de Velde (I), 1659

Victorious bombardment of Port Royal, S.C. Nov. 7th. 1861: by the United States fleet, under command of Commodore Dupont

War of the Spanish Succession (1705-1714). "Siege of Barcelona" (14 September to 9 October 1705). The troops of Archduke Charles of Austria, led by Charles Mourdant (1658-1735) (third Earl of Peterborough), besieged and took the city of Barcelona. The allied fleet arrived in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) on 22 August 1705. Siege of Barcelona by Archduke Charles of Austria. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Louis Napoléon attends a naval review off the coast of France. '...the Prince visited each line-of-battle ship in succession, and though each ship cheered a little, his reception was decidedly cool. The President minutely inspected every one of the fleet, and did not quit the last vessel, the Minerve, 54-gun frigate, until nearly seven o'clock...'. Cannons were fired to signal the end of the review: '...the lightning flashes of nearly 2000 pieces of ordnance crashed forth with a tremendous roar: short, sharp, and sudden were t

Episode from the Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets in the Sound, 8 November 1658, Willem van de Velde (I), 1658 - 1693

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Robert Cleveley, 1747-1809, British, 1797, Watercolor, graphite and black ink on medium, moderately thick, beige wove paper, Sheet: 4 1/8 x 8in. (10.5 x 20.3cm) and Contemporary drawn border: 4 5/8 × 8 5/8 inches (11.7 × 21.9 cm), fleet, marine art, military art, sea, ships, smoke

The fire on the Wharves of Algiers, shortly after the commencement of the Bombardment by the Anglo-Dutch Fleet, 27 August 1816. Four Episodes during the Presence of the Anglo-Dutch Fleet in the Bay of Algiers, 26 to 27 August 1816 (series title). Dating: 1816 - 1820. Measurements: h 55 cm × w 76 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Nicolaas Baur.

The Tonkin Campaign (French: Campagne du Tonkin) was an armed conflict fought between June 1883 and April 1886 by the French against, variously, the Vietnamese, Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army and the Chinese Guangxi and Yunnan armies to occupy Tonkin (northern Vietnam) and entrench a French protectorate there. The campaign, complicated in August 1884 by the outbreak of the Sino-French War and in July 1885 by the Can Vuong nationalist uprising in Annam, which required the diversion of large numbers of French troops, was conducted by the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps, supported by the gunboats of the Tonkin Flotilla. The campaign officially ended in April 1886, when the expeditionary corps was reduced in size to a division of occupation, but Tonkin was not effectively pacified until 1896.

The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 was a naval battle between British and Franco-Spanish forces during the Third Coalition War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period.

War ship at the beach, Jurriaan Cootwijck, after Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1724 - 1798 print A turbulent sea with different ships, including a galle. In the foreground three men on the dunes. Amsterdam paper coast (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

THE RECENT WAR IN THE SOUDAN (SUDAN)

Engraving depicting a reconstruction of the storm during which James Cook's ship (left), fitted with a lightning conductor, escapes unharmed, while the Dutch merchant ship nearby loses a mast.

Siege of Toulon. Revolt of the port of Toulon against its own country France in 1793. Combined fleets of Spain and Great Britain invade the south of France through the port of Toulon. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

Glorious First of June, or Third Battle of Ushant between the English and French, 1794, by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812). French Revolutionary Wars, France, 18th century.

Spain, Galicia. On the night of 1 April 1882, the Spanish mail steamer "Irurac Bat" wrecked after its collision with the English mail steamer "Douro" near Cape Finisterre, between Cape Vilan and Sisargas. Illustration by A. de Caula. Engraving by Bernardo Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882. Author: Antonio de Caula. 19th century Spanish artist. Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish engraver.

Bombardment of Genoa by the French navy, 1684. Detail. Italy, 17th century.

The crossing of the chain in the Medway, 1667, Jacobus Buys, 1788, The crossing of the chain in the Medway by Captain Jan van Brakel with his ship the Vreede and the burners Suzanna and Pro Patria, June 22, 1667. Episode from the Voyage to Chatham and the destruction of the English fleet on 20-23 June 1667 by the Staatse fleet under De Ruyter., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (signed by artist), Northern Netherlands, 1788, paper, pen, brush, h 150 mm × w 89 mm

Destruction of the Confederate cruiser 'Alabama' off Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864

Lithograph of the Siege of Sebastopol. The sans Pareil and The Agamemnon engaging Fort Constantine. Lithograph by A. L. Morel-Fatio. Dated 1854

Fight between USS 'Chesapeake' and HMS 'Shannon', 1813 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

'A Relief Party in Search of Sir John Franklin', 19th century, (1946). In 1845, John Franklin led a British expedition to find the Northwest Passage. After two years with no news of the expedition, rescuers set out to search for the missing men. Here sailors fight polar bears on Artic ice, with a tall ship in the distance. After a Baxter print, 'The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin', in the National Trust collection at Peckover House, Cambridgeshire. From "British Polar Explorers", by Admiral Sir Edward Evans. Collins, London, 1946

Laden with soldiers, the troopship strikes a rock off Simon's Bay, South Africa : 184 are saved by the boats, 454 lives are lost. Date: 26 February 1852

The Surrender of the Royal Prince. De verovering van de Royal Prince tijdens de Vierdaagse Zeeslag. Dating: c. 1670. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 97.5 cm × w 128 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van de Velde (II).

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, Willem van de Velde (I), 1665 painting Episode from the battle in the Sont between the Dutch and the Swedish fleet, November 8, 1658. In the foreground a sinking Swedish warship, a burner and some sloops with survivors. canvas. oil paint (paint) battle (+ sailing-ships) Are

The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama, 1864 Édouard Manet.

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658. Dating: 1658 - 1693. Measurements: h 100 cm × w 142 cm; d 8.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van de Velde (I) (attributed to).

An English Ship & Barbary Pirates William Vandevelde

Ludolf backuijzzzen (1630-1708), "fireagues solesipate" the 11th-14.-14.-14,256, 1666-1708

The Dutch burning English ships during the Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667. oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

The Great Naval Battle of the Mississippi - Passage of the Second Division of the Federal Squadron Past Fort St. Phillip, April 24th 1863 USA Civil War

The Dutch Burning Nederlands Ships During The Dutch RAID on the Medway, 20 June 1667. The Dutch crosses English ships on fire during the trip to Chatham, June 20, 1667. On the right the burning English ships. In the foreground and on the left sloop with sailors and soldiers. Extremely left The Fort Sheerness that has been taken by the Dutch.

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667. Dating: 1667 - 1669. Measurements: h 93 cm × w 156.5 cm; d 4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: JAN VAN LEYDEN.

War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Western South America with Bolivia and Peru in front of Chile as a belligerants. Peruvian armored frigate "Independence". Engraving by Vela. La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana, 1879.

Harbor Scene: An English Ship with Sails Loosened Firing a Gun Peter Monamy British. Harbor Scene: An English Ship with Sails Loosened Firing a Gun 437103

John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard engages Serapis in the North Sea ; asked to surrender, he answers 'Sir, I have not yet begun to fight', takes, sinks the British ship during the American War of Independence Date: 23 September 1779

Council of War on board the 'Queen Charlotte', commanded by Lord Exmouth, prior to the Bombardment of Algiers, 26 August 1816; Four Episodes during the Presence of the Anglo-Dutch Fleet in the Bay of Algiers, 26 to 27 August 1816.Martial wire on board the 'Queen Charlotte', the ship of Admiral Lord Exmouth for the bombing at Algiers, 26 August 1816. Sloops in the foreground, behind it the warships.

A French sailing ship becomes embroiled in the action, not even knowing that there is a war on

The Battle of Lowestoft, 3 June 1665: Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets. Adriaen van Diest, circa 1670s

Men of War in Harbour. Date/Period: Between 1745 and 1755. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 930 mm (36.61 in); Width: 1,320 mm (51.96 in). Author: Charles Brooking.

Taking Mardyck, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Shipping in the English Channel English Shipping in a Breeze in the Channel, 'Evening', c.1755 Men O' War off a Coast Man o' War off a Coast" Signed in black paint, lower left: "C. Brooking"., Charles Brooking, 1723-1759, British

Portuguese Civil War (1828-1834). Naval Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Confrontation between the Liberal and Absolutist fleets on July 5, 1833. The Liberal fleet, commanded by the British officer Charles Napier, defeated Don Miguel's fleet. Admiral Napier aboard the ship of the line "Rainha de Portugal" in Lisbon, after his victory over the Absolutist fleet at Cape St. Vincent. Oil on canvas (46 x 61 cm) by M. Yarwood, ca. 1850. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

The wreck of the caravel 'Santa Maria', Columbus's ship, on the coast of Hispaniola, also known as San Domingo. Date: 24 December 1492

The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 was a naval battle between British and Franco-Spanish forces during the Third Coalition War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 was a naval battle between British and Franco-Spanish forces during the Third Coalition War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Western South America with Bolivia and Peru in front of Chile as a belligerants. Chilean corvette "Esmeralda" Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana, 1879. Colored.

Crimean War. The bombardment of Odessa. On April 10th, 1854 thirty-two French and British ships opened fire on Odessa. Litography. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

PHILIP II KING OF SPAIN. 1527 - 1598 "INVINCIBLE ARMY", YEAR 1588 ANONYMOUS 16TH CENTURY. DUTCH SCHOOL.

Whale fishery: attacking a right whale circa 1870

The Fall of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar; 1805 by Denis Dighton (1792 ñ 8 August 1827) painted in 1825

On The Thames - Tilbury Fort, 1840. By George Chambers .

THE WAR IN EGYPT

Sea battle at Trafalgar, 1805, E. Albert & Co., after Paul Léon Jazet, 1898 photomechanical print Death of Admiral Horatio Nelson during the sea battle at Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. paper dying. battle (+ sailing-ships)

THE VICTORY, NELSON'S SHIP. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, British admiral

Engraving depicting scenes from the Battle of Largs, an indecisive engagement between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland near Largs, Scotland. Dated 13th Century

The Brig 'Manly', John Phillip (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1817 - 1867) 1834

Lord Charles Howard (1536-1624)

Japanese ships during the battle of Haiyang, print. First Sino-Japanese War, China, 19th century.

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