War Medals and Their HistorySteward, William Augustus
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War Medals and Their History
Steward, William Augustus
Great Britain. Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
SYLPH, 28 Sept. 1801. 2 issued. Action with the "Artemise."
PASLEY, 28 Oct. 1801. 3 issued. Capture of the Spanish ship
"Virgen del Rosatio."
SCORPION, 31 March 1804. }
1 issued. } Action with and capture
BEAVER, 31 March 1804. } of vessels in the Ville
None issued. } road.
CENTURION, 18 Sept. 1804. 11 issued. Action with the line-of-battle
ship "Marengo," and frigates "Atalante" and "Semillante."
ARROW, 3 Feb. 1805. 8 } For the protection of 28
issued. } British merchant ships,
ACHERON, 3 Feb. 1805. 2 } when attacked by 2
issued. } French frigates.
SAN FIORENZO, 14 Feb. 1805. 11 issued. Capture of the French
frigate "Psyche."
PHŒNIX, 10 Aug. 1805. 25 issued. Capture of French frigate "Didon."
The vessel became H.M.S. "Didon."
TRAFALGAR. 1,710 issued. 33 vessels engaged (see page 290).
4 Nov. 1805. 298 issued. 8 vessels engaged. Capture of 4 sail of
French line-of-battle ships.
ST. DOMINGO. 410 issued. Battle of "St. Domingo," and capture and
destruction of 4 sail of the line. 11 vessels were engaged.
AMAZON, 13 March 1806. 27 issued. { Capture of " Marengo"
{ and
LONDON, 13 March 1806. 28 issued. { "Belle Poule."
PIQUE, 26 March 1806. 7 issued. Capture of the French brigs "Phæton
" and "Voltigeur."
SIRIUS, 17 April 1806. 12 issued. Action with French flotilla at
Civita Vecchia, and capture of the "Bergere."
BLANCHE, 19 July 1806. 22 issued. Capture of the "Guerrière." For
this deed Captain Lavie was knighted.
ARETHUSA, 23 Aug. 1806. } Capture of Spanish frigate
6 issued. } "Pomone."
ANSON, 23 Aug. 1806. }
CURAÇOA, 1 Jan. 1807. Taking of Curaçoa. 4 vessels
engaged--"Arson," "Arethusa," "Fisgard," and "Latona."
PICKLE, 3 Jan. 1807. 1 issued. Capture of the French privateer "La
Favorite."
HYDRA, 6 Aug. 1807. 10 issued. In the harbour of Bergur, attack of
batteries, and capture of "L'Eugene," "Rosario," and "Caroline."
COMUS, 15 Aug. 1807. 10 issued. Capture of the Danish frigate
"Frederickscoarn."
LOUISA, 28 Oct. 1807. 1 issued. Action with and defeat of a French
privateer.
CARRIER, 4 Nov. 1807. 1 issued. Capture of the French cutter
"L'Actif."
ANN, 24 Nov. 1807. None issued. Action with 10 Spanish gunboats.
SAPPHO, 2 March 1808. 5 issued. Capture of the Danish brig "Admiral
Yawl."
SAN FIORENZO, 8 March 1808. 16 issued. Capture of the French
frigate "Piedmontaise." The British commander, Captain Hardinge,
was killed, and a monument to his memory erected in St Paul's
Cathedral at the public expense.
EMERALD, 13 March 1808. 12 issued. Destruction of the batteries at
Vivero and war vessels.
CHILDERS, 14 March 1808. 4 issued. Captain Wilson and a crew of 65
participated in this affair. Action with the Danish brig "Lougen."
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