A bayonet charge of british soldiers (right) against spaniards and frenchmen (left). The spaniards, wearing feathered hats, are fleeing unarmed. A thin frenchman dressed as a petit-maitre staggers back in alarm, his arms outstretched, one hand on the shoulder of an equally terrified spaniard. A spaniard in cloak and slashed doublet has fallen to the ground and tries to shelter behind the frenchman; coins apparently from his pockets lie on the ground beside him. The british advancing with bayonets are led by an officer who holds a sword raised to strike; a soldier holds a british flag. 8 march 1780
etching. Date: 1780. Dimensions: Height: 250 mm; Width: 353 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The triumphant Britons. (BM 1851,0901.24)
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