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Auction: 1025 - The Turl Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793 - 1840
Lot: 62

Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, 14 March 1795, St. Vincent (Henry Bridger.), light scratches, good very fine Estimate £ 4,500-5,000 Henry Bridger served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Egmont as part of the action with the French fleet off Genoa, when two French ships of the line (80 gun Ca-Ira and 74 gun Censeur) were captured, 14.3.1795; Bridger served as Quarter Master´s Mate in the same vessel during the defeat of the Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, 14.2.1797. Six Large Naval Gold Medals and fourteen Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action. Provenance: Glendining January 1935 Spink June 1992

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