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Details
Vessel: HMS Spartan
Recipient: Capt. Jahleel Brenton
Type: £100
Action: Gallant action against a squadron of the enemy in the Bay of Naples

(3rd July, 1810)

Award Date: 16th October, 1810
Inscription: From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyds, To Jahleel Brenton Esq. Capt. Of H.M.S. Spartan, In Commemoration Of A Very Gallant Action Fought In The Bay Of Naples, Against A Superior Force Of The Enemy, On The 3d. May 1810 In Which He Was Severely Wounded, As Recorded In The London Gazette Of The 4th August 1810. British Force 38 Guns, 258 Men. French Force 96 Guns, 1108 Men


Location: Private collection
Appeared at Auction: Bonhams 26th Nov 2008; Australian Antique Arms Auction 5th May 2002 lot 300.

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

 

 

 


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