Thomas Byam Martin
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Byam Martin, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of fifth-rate HMS Fisgard he took part in a duel with the French ship Immortalité and captured her at t
1852 portrait
The capture of the French ship Immortalité (left) by the fifth-rate HMS Fisgard commanded by Martin (right)
A snuff box owned by Martin
Siege of Riga (1812)
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The siege of Riga was a military operation during the Napoleonic Wars. The siege lasted five months from July – December 1812, during which the left flank of Napoleon's "Great Army" tried to gain a fa
Thomas Byam Martin
…Vsevolod) during the Napoleonic Wars. During the French invasion of Russia, Martin commanded British naval squadron supporting Russian defenders in the siege of Riga. During his many years of service as Comptroller of the Navy, Martin was credited with reducing the fleet from the enormous size deployed against the…
Siege of Riga depicted in a painting by de:Carl Traugott Fechhelm.
Peterburg neighborhood of Riga before burning (1812)
Buildings on fire during Siege of Riga (1812)
Siege of Riga depicted in a postcard