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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 9

(x) Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, St. Vincent, Egypt (John Fishenden.), good very fine

Only nine medals issued with this number and combination of clasps with, unsurprisingly, John Fishenden being a unique name upon the Medal Roll. An Able Seaman aboard the 64-gun H.M.S. Diadem, at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (14 February 1797) and under the command of Captain George Towry, she assisted in the capture of the Spanish 112-gun Salvador del Mundo; converted into a troopship a year later, it was in this capacity that she saw further service during the Egypt campaign of 1801.

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1600