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Hand-coloured print of mock invasion: blue-clad men tumble from boats into surf while redcoats fire from a cliff under a flag

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Rehearsal of a French invasion as performed before the invalids at the island's of St. Marcou, on the morning of ye 7 of May, 1798, Thomas Rowlandson, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A hand-coloured print by Thomas Rowlandson shows a mock amphibious landing, with men in blue uniforms tumbling from overloaded boats and wading through surf while cannon and boats are pushed ashore. On the right, British soldiers stand on a headland beneath a flag, firing down at the invaders.

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