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Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860. Creator: Unknown. Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860. Creator: Unknown
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Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860. Creator: Unknown. Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. On the 22nd of August the Borbone, a large Neapolitan screw-steamer, passed the Faro. She hoisted the French flag, and under its protection came close to the batteries raised at Faro by the Garibaldians, when she opened with a broadside, which killed two men and wounded five, not in the batteries, but in the village of Faro. Previous to firing she hauled down the French and hoisted the Neapolitan flag. The batteries, although thrown off their guard, answered, but could make only little impression, as the Borbone steamed down with the full force of her machinery and of the current. The next day she came up again, killing one man and wounding three; but, without passing the Straits, she returned to cruise below Reggio...[View taken] while the action was going on in the ship-gun battery, in which are mounted two of the Veloce's 64-pounders, served by seamen. The engagement was pretty sharp while it lasted, although the Borbone kept well off, and did not seem inclined to go in for anything but long shots'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860
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This image depicts the intense engagement between the Neapolitan steam-frigate, Bourbonnais, and a ship-gun battery at Faro on August 23, 1860. The Bourbonnais, flying the Neapolitan flag after initially hoisting the French flag for protection, opened fire on the batteries raised by the Garibaldians, resulting in the deaths of two men and injuries to five others in the village. The batteries, taken by surprise, returned fire but were unable to inflict significant damage on the Bourbonnais, which quickly retreated. The scene in the image shows the ship-gun battery, equipped with two of the Veloce's 64-pounders, manned by seamen. The engagement was intense, with the Bourbonnais keeping a safe distance and focusing on long-range shots. The Bourbonnais, with the full force of its machinery and the current, managed to evade the batteries' return fire and escaped without passing through the Straits. The incident is recorded in the August 1860 issue of the Illustrated London News, providing a vivid account of the event. This evocative image offers a glimpse into the naval battles of the 19th century and the tensions that marked the Italian Unification movement.
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