Nelson at Santa Cruz - Part 1
Dated: October 16, 2006.
Dear Sir:
I send you some pictures of my work, recreating the last attack of Horatio Nelson at the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. Was 1797, summer.
The assault was at night. Participated around 900 men between officers, sailors and marines. The attack was a failure, the Spanish garrison prevented. Nelson's boat was bombed and himself was wounded shortly before landing…
Looking the pictures: the figures are some of the Hat box, British sailors and marines. The officers are transformations from other companies'. In other words, I hope, a box of navy's masters of Nelson Era, coming soon at Hat Industries.
See you. Cheers.
Juan Carlos Pascual - Zaragoza (Spain)
(Webmaster: The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife can be read here.)
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Spanish artillery
Splash!
Fuego
The Spanish battery
Across the Castle of San Juan
Some boats
Horatio Nelson
The third attack
Many thanks to Mr. Juan Carlos Pascual (Spain).