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Vessel:	HMS Galatea
Recipient:	Lieut. Robert Gibson
Type:	£50
Action:	Capture of French corvette Le Lynx, coast of Caraccas (21st January, 1807)
	*This action is described in 'Medals of the British Navy and How They Were Won' by Long, H. W. starting at page 231.*
Award Date:	21st April, 1807
Inscription:	From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyds To Lieut. Robert Gibson of H.M.S. Galatea for the Gallantry and Perseverance Displayed when Commanding a Boat Belonging to that Ship and Boarding & Carrying the French National Corvette Lynx of 16 Guns & 161 Men as Recorded in the London Gazette 14th Apr 1807

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