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.
CYANE, 25 and 27 June { Action with "Ceres," and
1809. 5 issued. { capture of 18 gunboats,
{ and destruction of 4.
L'ESPOIR, 25 and 27 June { Captain Staines, commander
1809. 5 issued. { of the "Cyane,"
{ was knighted.
BONNE CITOYENNE with FURIEUSE. 12 issued. Capture of French frigate
"La Furieuse," July 6th, 1809. Captain Mounsey received the Naval
Gold Medal for this exploit, as already explained.
DIANA, 11 Sept. 1809. 3 issued. Capture of Dutch brig "Zephyr."
ANSE-LE-BARQUE, 18 Dec. 1809. 42 issued. Storming batteries of
Anse-le-barque, and capture of "Loire" and "Seine" frigates. 9
vessels engaged.
CHEROKEE, 10 Jan. 1810. 4 issued. Capture of the French lugger
"L'Aimable Nelly."
SCORPION, 12 Jan. 1810. 12 issued. Capture of the French brig
"L'Oreste."
GUADALOUPE. 509 issued. Capture of Guadaloupe, January and February
1810. 50 vessels engaged.
THISTLE, 10 Feb. 1810. None issued. Capture of the Dutch corvette
"Havik."
SURLY, 24 April 1810. 1 }
issued. } Capture of the French
} privateer "Alcide."
FIRM, 24 April 1810. 1 }
issued. }
SYLVIA, 26 April 1810. 1 issued. Capture of the Dutch brig "Echo,"
in the Straits of Sunda.
SPARTAN, 2 May 1810. 32 issued. Action with the French frigate
"Ceres," and consorts, and capture of the corvette "Sparviéve."
ROYALIST, May and June 1810. 3 issued. Action in the Channel with
and capture of 6 armed French ships.
AMANTHEA, 25 July. 29 issued. Action with gunboats, and capture
and destruction of a number of transports at Amanthea. "Thames,"
"Pilot," "Weasel" engaged.
BANDA NEIRA. 69 issued. Capture of the Island of "Banda Neira," 9
Aug. 1810. 3 boats engaged.
{ Action with French squadron
BOADICEA, 18 Sept. 1810. { and capture of the French
16 issued. { frigate "Venus" and recapture
{ of the British
OTTER, 18 Sept. 1810. { frigate "Ceylon." "Boadicea,"
8 issued. { "Otter," and
{ "Staunch" engaged. The
STAUNCH, 18 Sept. 1810. { "Venus" was added to
2 issued. { the British Navy as the
{ "Néréide."
BRISEIS, 14 Oct. 1810. 2 issued. Capture of the French privateer
"Sans-Souci."
LISSA. 130 issued. Action with French squadron and capture of
frigates off Lissa, March 13th, 1811. 4 vessels engaged.
ANHOLT, 27 March 1811. 40 issued. Action in defence of Anholt
Island when attacked by Danes.
ARROW, 6 April 1811. None issued. Action with "Chassemarées" and
batteries off the French coast.
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