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| Picture No | 12067263 |
| Date | 1794 |
| Description | Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, Martinique |
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Captain Faulknor in the ship 'Zebra', storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs, indicating his men to follow. Sailors with spears stand behind him, and more arrive on a small rowboat. This was part of a British invasion of French claimed Martinique that was successful, in the War of the First Coalition, despite a French victory overall.
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| Source | Unattributed painting |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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