HMS Magnificent (1766)
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HMS Magnificent was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adam Hayes launched on 20 September 1766 at Deptford Dockyard. She was one of the Ramillies-class built to update t
Loss of the Magnificent by John Christian Schetky
The capture of the 32-gun French frigate Amiable and the corvette Ceres after their encounter with Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur, with the Valiant and the Magnificent, in the Mona Passage, 19 April 1782
Battle of the Saintes
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The Battle of the Saintes, also known as the Battle of Dominica, was an important naval battle in the Caribbean between the British and the French that took place 9–12 April 1782. The British victory
1783 painting of the battle
Plan of the early ship movements leading to the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782
Comte de Grasse
George Rodney