Quite right, David. :thumbsup:
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Quite right, David. :thumbsup:
You guys are good.
I am motivated to find obscure paintings now, though I thought my previous ones would have been a bit tricky. Until then …
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29.April 1807, squadroon of rearadmiral Pustoshkin captures turkish fortress Anapa ( hope i write the name correct )
If you want to make it hard, try to find a picture that we cannot find using Google.
Here's one that should be a bit tougher.
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The Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah, Marquesas Islands, October 1813.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.an...g2/Chap32.html
One more.
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landing at Vera Cruz, 1847
Correct. It was the first large scale landing attempted by the United States and was accomplished without a single loss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Veracruz
A new one.
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This should be Battle of the Saintes
A Naval battle fought in 12 April 1782 near Guadeloupe, Picture by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin
The date given in the picture caption helped a lot.
A nice thing about this quiz is to learn about unnown engagements like this one (at least for me).
Correct. Good work Sebastian. For more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Saintes
Get out the magnifying glasses for this one.
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It is a battle between Russian and Swedish forces in Finnish waters. It is the Battle of Svensksund 1792.
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Joh...Svensksund.jpg
Let's see if this one is more difficult.
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First Barbary War, american warship attacks libyan pirates 1801
OK
The schooner Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, encountered the Barbary corsair Tripoli west of Malta and prepared for engagement. After a three-hour battle and false surrenders by Tripoli’s commander, Admiral Rais Mahomet Rous, Enterprise broadsided the vessel. Admitting defeat, Rous surrendered and threw the Tripolitan flag into water.
Picture shows Lieutenant Andrew Sterrett leaving USS Enterprise to board the Tripoli after the corsair’s surrender.
Artwork by Orlando Lagman after Claudus, 1965. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection
Nailed it. Great job!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_1_August_1801
Time for another.
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HMS Alexander, action of 6th November 1794
What ship is this?
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British East Indiaman "Cumberland" (1802)
Purchased by Chile, renamed to "San Martín"
Correct. Very good job identifying her. She looks just like a SOL, which makes me think 74 models could be used for East Indiamen with an adjusting of stats. More on the Cumberland:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean...%C3%ADn_(1802)
I would think this one would be tough.
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Battle of Punta Colares, Cisplatin War
9th February 1826
An interesting was as you can use all sorts of Napoleonic stuff in unusual settings :)
Correct. I didn't think anyone would identify a picture of a battle between Argentine and Brazilian ships that quick.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisplatine_War
Its one of those fascinating small wars that is a rich source of unusual actions and scenarios. It also explains where many ship's names in use in South American navies come from :happy:
Pic-y no work-y.
Update: Now work-y.
Somehow, you do not think of Brazil and Argentina as having large fleets.
What does this picture depict.
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Captain Henry Trollope with the mortally wounded Marine Captain Henry Ludlow Strangeways on the deck of HMS Glatton 15th or 16th July 1796.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Glatton_(1795)
http://ageofsail.wordpress.com/2009/...on-all-comers/
HMS Glatton alone engaged a squadron consisting of 4 French frigates (including one of 50 guns), a brig and a gutter.
Very good David. Can't get anything by you.
Let's try this one.
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This was the Battle of Plattsburgh or Battle of Lake Champlaign, 6–11 September 1814. British forces were defeated and the invasion of US territory during the war of 1812 ended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh