"The moonlight Battle of Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780", by Francis Holman, painted 1780. The painting shows Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
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2004-08-06 17:48 Gdr 700×442×8 (50191 bytes) ''The moonlight [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)|Battle off Cape St Vincent]], [[16 January]] [[1780]]'' by [[Francis Holman]], painted [[1780]]
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La "bataille au clair de lune du Cap Saint-Vincent du 16 janvier 1780", peinte en 1780 par Francis Holman. Elle montre l'explosion du "Santo-Domingo", avec le vaisseau amiral de Rodney, le "Sandwich", au premier plan.