Glorious defeat of the French gun-boats! : A true and particular account of the total defeat of the Grand French Flotilla, at the island of St. Marcou, when seven were sunk, one taken, and the rest driven off. To which is added, a true and circumstantial account of the escape of that gallant hero Sir Sidney Smith, from a French Prison; also, an exact likeness of Sir Sidney, in his uniform, engraved from a painting in the possession of a gentleman at Windsor. By a Perusal of this book it may be seen how little Old England has to fear from the boasted French invasion

Glorious defeat of the French gun-boats! : A true and particular account of the total defeat of the Grand French Flotilla, at the island of St. Marcou, when seven were sunk, one taken, and the rest driven off. To which is added, a true and circumstantial account of the escape of that gallant hero Sir Sidney Smith, from a French Prison; also, an exact likeness of Sir Sidney, in his uniform, engraved from a painting in the possession of a gentleman at Windsor. By a Perusal of this book it may be seen how little Old England has to fear from the boasted French invasion.

Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1798]
Description	8 pages; illustrations (woodcuts) : portr. ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subject(s)	Smith, W. Sidney (William Sidney), Sir, 1764-1840. Chapbooks, English--Early works to 1800. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Early works to 1800.

General note	The defence of St Marcouf and Sir Sidney Smiths̀ escape took place in May 1798.
General note	Printed on blue paper.
General note	Reproduction of original from British Library.
References	English Short Title Catalog, T301327.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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