Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 (Robert Ross.) very fine £1,800-£2,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Napoleonic-Era Campaign Medals.

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Whitaker Collection 1890.

Robert Ross is confirmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Galatea. Approximately 78 clasps issued for this action against three French frigates off the east coast of Madagascar. Three other men of this name are shown on the rolls, two for Trafalgar (Prince and Victory) and one for Copenhagen 1801.