Battle of Ushant (1778)
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The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets 100 miles west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English
Battle of Ushant, 23 July 1778 Théodore Gudin, 1839
Depiction of the battle
Admiral of the White Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, incl
Battle of Ushant (1778)
…orders to avoid battle if possible, in order to maintain a fleet in being. The commanders of the two squadrons of the British fleet, Admiral of the Blue Augustus Keppel and Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet, were already personally and politically at odds with each other, and failed to make a…
Portrait of Augustus Keppel by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1749
c. 1752 portrait of Keppel by Joshua Reynolds, in a pose similar to the Apollo Belvedere.
1765 portrait of Keppel wearing a flag officer's undress uniform by Reynolds
Keppel's court-martial at the Governor's House, Portsmouth