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| Keywords: Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 1794.jpg Artwork Creator William Anderson painter en On 5th February 1794 Sir John Jervis and Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey arrived at Martinique and by 20th March the whole island with the exception of Fort Bourbon and Fort Royal had submitted Jervis ordered the 'Asia' 64 guns and the 'Zebra' sloop to storm Fort Louis the chief defence of Fort Royal The 'Asia' was unable to reach her position and so Commander Faulknor of the 'Zebra' volunteered to attempt to capture it alone He ran his sloop close under the walls notwithstanding a very heavy fire jumped overboard and followed by his ship's company stormed and captured the fort Meanwhile the boats captured Fort Royal and two days later Fort Bourbon capitulated The painting shows the beach with the fort beyond on the right where a ship's barge has run ashore Commander Faulknor is shown leading his men up the beach towards the fort which is shrouded with gunsmoke To the left of the fort and close under its walls is the 'Zebra' in port-bow view engaging to port On the left of the picture another ship's boat is making for the shore firing a swivel-gun from her bow Beyond her are other boats heading for the beach and in the background is the 'Asia' starboard-bow view <ref>http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/11960 html National Maritime Museum</ref> reflist 1795 oil canvas cm 91 4 127 0 National Maritime Museum object history credit line National Maritime Museum Greenwich London Caird Collection accession number BHC0468 first upload http //www nmm ac uk/mag/images/700/BHC0468_700 jpg Collections of the National Maritime Museum<br/>second upload http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/11960 html Royal Museums Greenwich PD-old-100 PD-US William Anderson painter Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Sloops 1780s ships 18th-century paintings of naval battles 1794 Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars 18th-century sailing ships in paintings Sailing ships of the United Kingdom 1795 paintings ImageNote 1 163 509 102 187 1280 907 2 HMS Asia ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 315 328 325 397 1280 907 2 HMS Zebra ImageNoteEnd 2 | ||||
