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APPENDIX.
Date. | NAMES of SHIPS for which CLAIMS have been proved. | ACTION for which a MEDAL is granted. |
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1798 | ||
21 April | Mars, Alexander Hood | Capture of French 74 L’Hercule. |
6 May | Badger, C. P. Price. Sandfly, Bourne | Island of Marcou. |
15 July | Lion, Captain Manly Dixon | Action with four Spanish frigates, and capture of one, Santa Dorotea. |
1 Aug. | Vanguard, Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson; Captain Berry. Orion, Sir James Saumarez. Culloden, Captain Troubridge. Bellerophon, Derby. Defence, J. Peyton. Minotaur, Louis. Alexander, Captain Ball. Zealous, S. Hood. Audacious, Gould. Goliath, Foley. Majestic, Westcott. Swiftsure, Hallowell. Theseus, Miller. Leander, Thompson. Mutine (sloop), T. Hardy. | Battle of the Nile. |
7 Aug. | Espoir, Captain Loftus Otway Bland | Action with and capture of a Genoese pirate, the Liguria. |
12 Oct. | Canada, Commander Sir J. B. Warren. Robust, Thornbrough. Foudrayant, Sir T. Byard. Magnanime, Hon. Michael De Courcy. Ethalion, Countess. Anson, Durham. Amelia, Hon. C. Herbert. Melampus, Graham Moore. | Action with French squadron, and capture of the Hoche 74 guns, and two frigates. |
20 Oct. | Fisgard, Captain Thomas Byam Martin | Capture of French frigate L’Immortalite. |
1799 | ||
28 Feb. | Sybille, Captain Edward Cooke | Capture of French frigate La Forte. |
18 Mar. | Telegraph, Lieutenant J. A. Worth | Capture of L’Hirondelle. |
30 May | Tigre, Sir S. Smith. Theseus, Miller. Alliance, Wilmot | Successful defence of Acre, and other services during the siege. |
25 Oct. | Surprise, Captain Edward Hamilton | Boarding and capturing the Hermione. |
11 & 12 Aug. | Pylades, A. Mackenzie. Espiègle, J. Boorder. Courier, Searle; and boats of Latona and Juno. | Attack on Schiermonnikoog, and capture of Crash 12-gun brig. |
13 Sep. | Arrow, Commander Portlock. Wolverine, Commander Bolton. | Action and capture of Draak and Gier. |
6 Nov. | Speedy (brig), Commander Jahleel Brenton | Action with ten Spanish gun-boats and two schooners, and successful defence of convoy. |
22 Nov. | Courier, Lieutenant Thomas Searle | Action with and capture of Guerrier. |
26 Dec. | Viper (cutter), Lieutenant Pengelly | Capture of French brig Furet. |
1800 | ||
5 Feb. | Fairy, Commander Sydney Horton. Harpy, Henry Bazely | Action with French frigate Pallas, and her consequent capture by the Loire, Danne, and Ralieur. |
21 Mar. | Peterel, Commander F. W. Austen | Capture of La Ligurienne. |
30 Mar. | Penelope, Hon. H. Blackwood; and Vinciego, Commander Long. | Night action with Guillaume Tell, and her consequent capture by the Lion and Foudroyant. |
8 July | Dart, Captain Patrick Campbell. Wasp, Commander J. Edwards. Falcon, H. S. Butt. Comet, F. Leef. Rosario, Carthew. Biter, Lieutenant Norman. Boxer, T. Gilbert. Cutters: Kent, Lieutenant Cooban. Ann, Lieutenant R. Young. Selby, Williams. Teazer, Robins. Stag, Humphreys. Nile, Whitehead. Vigilant, Dean; and boats of Andromeda, Nemesis, and Babet. | Boarding and capturing French frigate Désirée, and other vessels. |
20 Aug. | Seine, Captain David Milne | Capture of French frigate Vengeance. |
1801 | ||
19 Feb. | Phoebe, Captain Sir Robert Barlow | Capture of French frigate Africaine. |
2 April | Elephant, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson; Captain Foley. Defiance, Rear-Admiral T. Graves; Captain Retalick. Edgar, George Murray. Monarch, J. Mosse. Bellona, Thompson. Ganges, Fremantle. Russell, W. Cuming. Agamemnon, Fancourt. Ardent, T. Bertie. Polyphemus, Lawford. Isis, Walker. Glatton, Bligh. London, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker; Captain Brisbane. St. George, T. M. Hardy. Warrior, Tyler. Defence, Lord H. Paulett. Saturn, R. Lambert. Ramillies, J. W. Dixon. Raisonnable, J. Dilkes. Veteran, A. C. Dickson. Frigates: Amazon, Riou. Désirée, Inman. Blanche, Graham Hamond. Alcmene, S. Sutton. Jamaica, James Rose. Sloops: Arrow, W. Bolton. Dart, Devonshire. Cruizer, J. Brisbane. Harpy, W. Birchall. Bombs: Discovery, J. Conn. Explosion, I. H. Martin. Hecla, E. Hatherwill. Sulphur, Henden Whitter. Terror, I. C. Rowley. Volcano, James Brooke. Zebra, E. S. Clay. Brigs: Otter, G. McKinley. Zephyr, C. Upton. | Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. |