Disembarkation of the troops at Gravesend Bay under the command of Sir George Collier, R.N. [engraving]

Disembarkation of the troops at Gravesend Bay under the command of Sir George Collier, R.N. [engraving]

London Joyce Gold at the Naval Chronicle Office Nov.r 30, 1814

1 aquatint print ; on sheet 15 x 23 cm.

P&E L1993.876m

Vignette of battleships on the left in the harbor, with troops rowing ashore in formation on the right.
American Naval Broadsides, 8.
On August 22, 1776, Rear Admiral George Collier, commander of the Rainbow, covered the landing of some 4,000 British troops at Gravesend Bay to aid Howe's advance on Long Island.
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