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Auction: 25360 - The 360th Anniversary Sale
Lot: 25

A NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL FOR TRAFALGAR

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Ludgutter.).
Dark toned, good very fine.

Robert Ludgutter, a private in the Royal Marines, served aboard the 98-gun H.M.S. Prince at the Battle of Trafalgar. On 21 October 1805 she was part of Admiral Nelson's Weather Column but, due to being such a poor sailor, had the misfortune to be passed by every other ship in the column and was said to 'sail like a haystack'! Nevertheless, Prince eventually came up with the Franco-Spanish line and engaged the 74-gun Achille, which later caught fire and exploded: the men of Prince saved the lives of hundreds of French sailors - and many more besides - both during this incident and also during the ferocious storm which hit the fleet shortly after the battle.

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Estimate
£7,000 to £9,000

Starting price
£5000