The first single ship action of the Revolutionary war and the first Royal Navy victory, fought off Start Point in Devon. The Nymphe, commanded by Edward Pellew, defeated the French frigate Cléopâtre.

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orlando (as you like it) was the role that truly launched kyrle bellew's career, and im sure his costume had nothing to do with that

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Go get him tomorrow night lad!!

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Droits de l'Homme fighting Amazon & Indefatigable 1797 - by Le Guen

The action that made Edward Pellew famous. Fought in a storm, the frigates used their manoeuvrability to disable their larger opponent, till she was wrecked on the shore, with huge loss of life

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Painting practice of now one of my favorite films

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"Bombardment of Algiers, 1816" by G Chambers

This action was Sir Edward Pellew's last battle. The British had band the Atlantic Slave Trade, but the Dey of Algiers was still trading in Christian slaves. An Anglo/Dutch fleet made him think differently.

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Catching up with posting my art on Twitter — here's a screencap redraw I made last summer featuring as Llewyn Davis from 🐱❤️

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