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Bombardment of Acre

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Date

3rd November 1840

Artist

Sir William Eden, 6th Baronet (1808-1873)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

Inscription: "Bombardment of Acre taken from on board H.M.S 'Carysfort' 3rd Nov. 1840". From an album containing various drawings and watercolours. Medium: watercolour.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

image courtesy of a private collector

Location

The Old City, Acre, Israel

Country

Medium

Tags

Castles
Forts
Ships
War

Category

Buildings & Architecture

TWW Comment

The Bombardment of Acre was an incident that took place on 3 November 1840, during the Egyptian-Ottoman War, 1839-1841. A British fleet, supported by Austrian and Turkish squadrons, bombarded the fortifications of Acre, held by Egyptian forces.

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