Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold of Austria was a member of the House of Habsburg and Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian Navy.
Archduke Friedrich, by Robert Theer
SMS Erzherzog Friedrich (1868)
Storming and Capture of Acre
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The Bombardment of Acre or Storming and Capture of Acre occurred on 3 November 1840. The Oriental Crisis of 1840 was an episode in the Egyptian–Ottoman War in the eastern Mediterranean, triggered by t
Archduke Friedrich of Austria (1821–1847)
…3 November 1840 shelling began without interruption. At half past four, a powder depot in the fortress blew up and caused much damage. Following the bombardment of Acre on 3–4 November 1840, he decided to attack the citadel that night and personally led a small landing party of Austrian, British and Ottoman Turkish…
HMS Bellerophon leading the bombardment of the Syrian fortress of Acre. Thomas Baines
HMS Powerful at the Battle of St Jean d'Acre
Bombardment of St Jean d'Acre, by Admiral Charles Napier, 3 November 1840
Another scene from the battle