Chanson françoise sur la prise de l'escadre françoise commandè par Monsieur de La J'onquiere, quy a été prise le troisieme de May, 1747, par Admiral Anson et Admiral Warren.
1747
IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff
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Title
Chanson françoise sur la prise de l'escadre françoise commandè par Monsieur de La J'onquiere, quy a été prise le troisieme de May, 1747, par Admiral Anson et Admiral Warren.
Published
[S.l. : s.n., ca. 1747
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 28 cm. on a sheet 46 x 29 cm.
Call Number
IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff
Note
Caption title
In verse
Possibly removed from a larger work; margins trimmed.
"Plainte de Louis Quinze Roy de France, a son espouse: stanzas I-VIII; "Reponse de la reine au roy: last 8 lines
Refers to Anson's 1747 interception north of Cape Ortegal of two French convoys, bound for India and America, "a welcome victory after seven disappointing years of war." (ODNB, vol. 2, p. 262. De La Jonquiere, recently appointed Governor-General of Canada, was taking out 30 transports with 3 vessels of the line and 2 frigates as their escort. He was joined by Grout, chevalier de St. Georges, who was taking a number of East Indiamen and a few other ships to the east. (A History of the French Navy, p. 114.)
Sir Peter Warren was Anson's second in command.
See previous leaf of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng for a royal proclamation relating to British prizes.
On leaf 273r of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757.
In verse
Possibly removed from a larger work; margins trimmed.
"Plainte de Louis Quinze Roy de France, a son espouse: stanzas I-VIII; "Reponse de la reine au roy: last 8 lines
Refers to Anson's 1747 interception north of Cape Ortegal of two French convoys, bound for India and America, "a welcome victory after seven disappointing years of war." (ODNB, vol. 2, p. 262. De La Jonquiere, recently appointed Governor-General of Canada, was taking out 30 transports with 3 vessels of the line and 2 frigates as their escort. He was joined by Grout, chevalier de St. Georges, who was taking a number of East Indiamen and a few other ships to the east. (A History of the French Navy, p. 114.)
Sir Peter Warren was Anson's second in command.
See previous leaf of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng for a royal proclamation relating to British prizes.
On leaf 273r of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757.
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