The present picture shows the engagement between the French and British Fleets on November 13th 1813 in the Port of Toulon. The 31-ship French Fleet, which included ten 40-gun frigates, had since the late summer been stationed off Toulon. On November 5th twelve ships of the line and six frigates, under Vice-Admiral Maurice Emeriau, left Port. Four 74-gun ships of the British Fleet, under the command of Captain Henry Heathcote, made efforts to cut the French off and stop them returning to port. By the early afternoon Captain Heathcote had been joined by several more ships from the British Fleet including Admiral Sir Edward Pellew in his flagship the Caledonian. Despite Pellew's efforts the French managed to escape to safety but with seventeen wounded. In the centre the Caledonian is seen delivering a broadside to a French two-decker.

There are versions of the present picture at Alnwick Castle and in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.