Buy this book on-line Henry Singleton : The Death of Captn. Alexr. Hood of the Mars 74 Guns, after Engaging & Capturing L'Hercule French 74 700 Men
James Daniell, London, c. 1798
Mezzotint, Image Size : 510x660 (mm), 20.08x25.98 (Inches), Platemark Size : 560x661 (mm), 22.05x26.02 (Inches), Paper Size : 579x697 (mm), 22.80x27.44 (Inches), Black & White, One minor tear in the lower margin cuts cleanly 20 mm (3/4") into the title; a small tear in the lower right corner, and three in the upper margin, have all been expertly repaired. The print is in very good condition.
"In the Night of the 21 of April, 1798, L'Hercule was chased off Brest, by the Mars. The french [sic] Pilot after running L'Hercule close in Shore, assured his Captain, it would prove the destruction of any Ship to attack them in that situation; Captn. Hood, braving all danger, run [sic] the Mars alongside, and lashing both Ships together, commenced a terrible fire, in which the French lost 300 Men, the English but 60. among the wounded was the gallant Hood, who living but to receive his Enemies Sword, expired in the moment of Victory." (English caption.)
At 14 years old, Hood had accompanied Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific in 1772 until 1775. He served in the American Revolutionary War, where his distinguished capacities saw him quickly promoted to captain of several flagships in many battles in the Caribbean and the coast of North America. Hood died in one of the few battles he saw during the French Revolutionary Wars, and is said to have died just as he was receiving the French captain's sword in surrender (as depicted in the image).
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