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Auction: 1008 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 151

Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, 4 Novr. 1805 (Josh. Archer.), contact marks, very fine Estimate £ 1,400-1,600 Joseph Archer served as Landsman in H.M.S. Namur as part of Commodore Sir Richard Strachan´s squadron, when he captured four French ships of the line, off Ferrol on the north coast of Gallicia, Spain, 4.11.1805. Four Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action. Provenance: Christie March 1989

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