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| Keywords: The Pitt engaging the Saint Louis 29 septembre 1758 Indes.jpg Pitt and French ship St Louis was a minor event which occurred off Fort St David near Pondicherry When Commodore Wilson the captain of the ˜Pitt ™ tried to engage the ˜St Louis ™ in blowy weather he was unable to operate his lower tier of guns So he was forced to break off the engagement after a brief exchange and escaped by out-sailing the Frenchman The painting shows the two ships firing into each other with the ˜Pitt ™ on the left The painting is inscribed ˜Commodore Wilson of the ˜Pitt ™ engaging the ˜St Louis ™ French ship of the line belonging to the Squadron of Monsieur de Ache on the 28th Septem 1759 ™ although the date written is incorrect fr Le Pitt attaquant le navire français le Saint-Louis navire de l'escadre du comte d'Aché le 29 septembre 1758 près de Pondichéry L'attaque est repoussée Date affichée sur le tableau 28 sept 1759 http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/11877 html nmm ac uk Lawson Dunn Deuxième moitiée du XVIIIème siècle date exacte inconnue Historical images of Puducherry city Naval ships of France Seven Years' War History of the French Navy PD-old | ||||
