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Naval General Service Medal with Egypt clasp named to JAMES DONNELLY
James Donnelly, Royal Marine, is a unique name on the NGS medal roll. There are only 2 other names of on the Egypt clasp medal roll for Brackel and overall of 5 medals total for the Naval General Service Medal under the name of Brackel. The medal has a deep patina ad comes on an extremely old piece of ribbon, in NGS colours if not pattern. This ribbon has been sewn on and it’s presence adds to the charm.
Interesting points regarding H.M.S. Brackel of which there were only 3 NGS medals with the Egypt clasp. H.M.S. Brackel was, previously, the Braakel, 1795. 19 Jan 1795 all Dutch vessels in British ports ordered to be seized in trust for the stadtholder : the Zeeland, Braakel, Thulen, and two brig-corvettes, with merchant vessels, lying in Plymouth Sound, were detained, where, after landing their powder, they were allowed, for the present, at least, to keep their colours flying.Type: 4th Rate ; Armament 54, Seized in trust : 19 Jan 1795 ; Disposal date or year : 1814. 11 Oct 1797 Battle of Camperdown (2 NGS medals),
7 Aug 1800 Portsmouth, at nine o’clock, a gun was fired on board the Royal William, at Spithead, and the yellow flag hoisted as a signal for executing J. Watson and and J. Allen, who were condemned by a Court Martial as being concerned in the mutiny on board the Hermione. The signal being repeated, the yellow flag was hoisted on board the Puissant at Spithead, and the Braakel in the harbour, on board which ships they were executed, boats from all the ships at Spithead, manned and armed with marines, attended the Puissant as those in the Harbour did the Braakel.
8 Mar to 2 Sep 1801 services off the coast of Egypt. 4 Aug 1801 departed the coast of Egypt for France with the first division of General Belliard’s French troops, on being embarked from Cairo, and in view of the baggage involved assume that this must have included a convoy of transports.
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