WV6548 : Battle of Jersey, Royal Square, St Helier
Battle of Jersey, Royal Square, St Helier
Near the statue to George II there is this paving slab with the inscription:
The Battle of Jersey
was fought in the Royal Square
formerly the Market Place
on the sixth of January 1781
French forces attempted to seize Jersey as the island was used by British privateers threatening American shipping during the American Revolutionary War.
France was an ally of the United States
The Battle of Jersey
was fought in the Royal Square
formerly the Market Place
on the sixth of January 1781
French forces attempted to seize Jersey as the island was used by British privateers threatening American shipping during the American Revolutionary War.
France was an ally of the United States
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year taken
2009
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- Grid Square
- WV6548, 39 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Bob Embleton (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 16 August, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 15 May, 2010
- Category
- memorial (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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MGRS:
WV 6520 4829 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:11.0369N 2:6.3171W - Photographer Location
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MGRS: WV 6520 4829
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
