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.
OFF TAMATAVE, 20 May 1811. 79 issued. Action with French frigates
and capture of "Renommée" and "Néréide"; the vessels became
H.M.S. "Java" and "Madagascar." "Astree," "Galatea," "Phœbe," and
"Racehorse" engaged.
HAWKE, 18 Aug. 1811. 6 issued. Capture of the 16-gun French brig
"Heron" and convoy.
JAVA, 715 issued. Capture of Java, August and September 1811. 25
vessels engaged.
SKYLARK, 11 Nov. 1811. } Action with Boulogne flotilla
2 issued. } of 12 gun-brigs and capture
} of 1.
LOCUST, 11 Nov. 1811. }
2 issued. }
PELAGOSA, 29 Nov. 1811. 64 issued. Action with French frigates
"Pauline" and "Pomone" and capture of same. "Alceste," "Active,"
and "Unitie" engaged.
{ Capture of the French "74"
{ "Rivoli," February 22nd,
{ 1812. The "Victorious"
{ lost 27 killed and 99
VICTORIOUS with RIVOLI. { wounded, but the "Weasel"
WEASEL, 22 Feb. 1812. { did not have a man
6 issued. { injured. Captain Talbot of
{ the "Victorious" was made
{ K.C.B., and the "Rivoli"
{ became a British war
{ vessel.
Note that the bars are named differently for same engagement.
ROSARIO, 27 March 1812. }
6 issued. } Capture of 2 French brigs-of-war
} off Dieppe. Two vessels
GRIFFON, 27 March 1812. } engaged
3 issued. }
NORTHUMBERLAND, 22 } Destruction of the French
May 1812. 62 issued. } frigates "Arienne" and
} "Andromache" and a
GROWLER, 22 May 1812. } brig. 2 vessels engaged.
4 issued. }
MAGALA, 29 May 1812. 17 issued. Capture of French privateers
"Brave" and "Napoleon," at Malaga. The date of the action was 29
April. 4 vessels engaged.
OFF MARDOE, 6 July 1812. 48 issued. Destruction of 2 Danish
frigates and 2 brigs. 4 British boats engaged--"Calypso,"
"Dictator," "Flamer," and "Podargus."
SEALARK, 21 July 1812. 4 issued. Capture of the French privateer
"Ville de Caen."
ROYALIST, 29 Dec. 1812. 3 issued. Capture of the French privateer
lugger "La Ruse."
WEASEL, 22 April 1813. 6 issued. Destruction of 6 French gunboats
in the Adriatic.
SHANNON with CHESAPEAKE. 49 issued. Capture of American frigate
"Chesapeake," on 1 June 1813.
PELICAN, 14 Aug. 1813. 4 issued. Capture of the American brig
"Argus."
ST. SEBASTIAN, Aug. and Sept. 1813. 292 issued. 16 vessels engaged
(see page 53).
THUNDER, 9 Oct. 1813. 7 issued. Capture of the French privateer
"Neptune."
GLUCKSTADT, 5 Jan. 1814. 45 issued. Capture of the fortress of
Gluckstadt. 6 ships and 8 gunboats engaged.
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