Three English enamel portrait plaques relating to the American Wars of Independence, c.1780, printed

Three English enamel portrait plaques relating to the American Wars of Independence, c.1780, printed in manganese with likenesses of Admiral Rodney, General Clinton and Lord Cornwallis, each titled in a banner beneath the portrait, mounted in narrow metal frames with suspension rings, 8.2cm. (3) Henry Clinton was Commander-in-Chief of North America from 1778-1782; George Brydges Rodney was ordered to the West Indies in late 1779 by way of Gibraltar where, in January 1780, he defeated the Spanish at the battle of St Vincent. Charles Cornwallis inflicted an embarrassing defeat on the American army in 1780 at the Battle of Camden, although he surrendered his army at Yorktown the following year after a series of disagreements with Clinton. Provenance: from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes.