Location: Home / Search / Item ( 121 ) / you are here

Please Email Us with any information on untraced swords. We are also happy to answer questions on care and preservation of these swords and to provide indicative valuations for insurance

 

Images courtesy of Bonhams

Details
Vessel: HMS Pallas
Recipient: Mr. William Augustus Thompson
Type: £30
Action: Capture of French corvette La Tapageuse, River of Bordeaux

(6th April, 1806)

Award Date: 29th April, 1806
Inscription: From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyd's To Mr. Wm. Augs. Thompson Midshipman Of H.M.S. Pallas For His Gallant & Spirited Conduct On The Boarding & Carrying In The Boats Of That Ship, The French National Corvette La Tapa-Geuse Of 14 Guns & 95 Men In The River Garonne On The 6th Of April 1806. As Recorded In The London Gazette Of The 22nd Of That Month


Location: Private collection
Appeared at Auction: Bonhams 25th Jul 2007 .

References: listed at 1891 RN Exhibition (12/19)

 

 

 


All content © copyright ‘Lloydsswords.com’ All rights reserved 2011 | Design © copyright Mark Cloke 2011

Supported by....

www.OldSwords.com....the largest online resource for the antique sword collector.

 

Sword Forum

Sword Forum
International