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APPENDIX.
NAVAL MEDALS — SHIPS AND ACTIONS.
| Date. | NAMES of SHIPS for which CLAIMS have been proved. | ACTION for which a MEDAL is granted. |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | ||
| 18 June | Nymph, Captain Edward Pellew | Capture of French frigate Cléopatre. |
| 20 Oct | Crescent, Captain James Saumarez | Capture of French frigate Réunion. |
| 1794 | ||
| 17 Mar. | Zebra, Commander Robert Faulknor | Running the Zebra alongside the bastion of Fort Royal, Martinique; and storming and capturing the fort. |
| 29 May | Carysfort, Captain Francis Laforey | Capture of the Castor. |
| 1 June | Queen Charlotte, Earl Howe; 1st Captain, Sir Roger Curtis; 2nd Captain, Sir Andrew Douglas. Royal Sovereign, Admiral Graves; Captain H. Nicolls. Royal George, Vice- Admiral Sir Alexander Hood; Captain Domett. Barfleur, Rear-Admiral Bowyer; Captain Cuthbert Collingwood. Impregnable, Rear-Admiral Caldwell; Captain Westcott. Bellerophon, Rear-Admiral Pasley; Captain W. Hope. Queen, Rear-Admiral Gardner; Captain Hutt. Caesar, Captain Molloy. Culloden, Captain Schomberg. Defence, J. Gambier. Gibraltar, T. Mackenzie. Glory, J. Elphinstone. Invincible, T. Pakenham. Leviathan, Lord Hugh Seymour. Majestic, C. Cotton. Marlborough, Hon. G. Berkeley. Montague, James Montague. Orion, Duckworth. Ramillies, Henry Hervey. Russell, J. Payne. Tremendous, James Pigott. Thunderer, A. Bertie. Valiant, Pringle. Alfred, J. Bazely. Audacious, W. Parker. Brunswick, J. Hervey. Frigates: Latona, Thornbrough. Phaeton, Bentinck. Southampton, Hon. R. Forbes. Aquilon, Hon. R. Stopford. Venus, W. Brown. Niger, Hon. A. Legge. Pegasus, E. Barlow. Charon, G. Countess. Sloops: Comet, W. Bradley. Incendiary, J. Cooke. Kingfisher, Gosselin. Cutters: Rattler, J. Wynne. Ranger, Charles Cotgrave. | Defeat of the French fleet; capture of six sail of the line, and one sunk. |
| 17 June | Romney, Captain Hon. William Paget | Capture of French frigate Sybille. |
| 1795 | ||
| 4 Jan. | Blanche, Captain Robert Faulknor | Capture of French frigate Pique. |
| 13 Mar. | Lively, Captain George Burlton | Capture of Tourterelle. |
| 14 Mar. | Britannia, Vice-Admiral Hotham; Captain J. Holloway. Princess Royal, Vice-Admiral Goodall; Captain J C Purvis. St. George, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker; Captain T. Foley. Windsor Castle, Rear-Admiral Linzee; Captain J. Gore. Captain, S. Reeve. Fortitude, W. Young. Illustrious, Frederick. Terrible, G. Campbell. Courageux, A. Montgomery. Bedford, D. Gould. Agamemnon, Horatio Nelson. Diadem, C. Tyler. Egmont J. Sutton. Frigates: Inconstant, J. Fremantle. Romulus, G. Hope. Lowestofte, B. Hallowell. Meleager, G. Cockburn. Poulette, R. W. Miller. Tarlton, C. Brisbane. Moselle, Pater. Fox, Gibson. | Action with French fleet; and capture of two sail of the line. |
| 10 April | Astraea, Captain Lord Henry Paulet | Capture of French frigate Gloire. |
| 17 May | Thetis, Horn, A. Cochrane. Hussar, J. P. Beresford | Action with four French ships; and capture of La Raison and Prévoyante. |
| 9 June | Mosquito, Lieutenant Macarthy | Action with, and capture of privateer. |
| 17 June | Royal Sovereign, Vice-Admiral Hon. W. Cornwallis; Captain J. Whitby. Mars, Sir C. Cotton. Triumph, Sir Erasmus Gower. Brunswick, Lord Charles Fitzgerald. Bellerophon, Lord Cranstoun. Frigates: Phaeton, Hon. E. Stopford. Pallas, Hon. H. Curzon. Kingfisher, Gosselin. | Brilliant repulse of a fleet four times superior in force. |
