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Dalmatian Islands translations
[edit]Augusta, Lagusta - Lostovo Cherso - Cres Curzola - Korčula (redirect) Lesina - Hvar Lissa - Vis (island) Melida, Melada - Mljet Pelagosa - Palagruža (redirect)
Other stuff
[edit]Ships at Ile de France
[edit]| Admiral Bertie's squadron | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Rate | Guns | Navy | Commander | Notes |
| HMS Illustrious | Third rate | 74 | 
|
Captain William Robert Broughton | |
| HMS Cornwallis | Fifth rate | 44 |
|
Captain James Caulfield | |
| HMS Boadicea | Fifth rate | 38 |
|
Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie Captain Charles Gordon |
|
| HMS Nisus | Fifth rate | 38 |
|
Captain Philip Beaver | |
| HMS Clorinde (year?) | Fifth rate | 38 |
|
Captain Thomas Briggs | |
| HMS Menelaus (year?) | Fifth rate | 38 |
|
Captain Peter Parker | |
| HMS Nereide | Fifth rate | 38 |
|
Captain Robert Henderson | |
| HMS Phoebe | Fifth rate | 36 |
|
Captain James Hillyar | |
| HMS Doris | Fifth rate | 36 |
|
Captain William Jones Lye | |
| HMS Cornelia | Fifth rate | 32 |
|
Captain Henry Folkes Edgell | |
| HMS Psyche (year?) | Fifth rate | 32 |
|
Captain John Edgcumbe | |
| HMS Ceylon | Fifth rate | 32 |
|
Captain James Tompkinson | |
| Sources:James p. 325 | |||||
Early battle honours
[edit]| Honour | Action | War | Year of first award | Date of action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emsdorff | Battle of Emsdorff | Seven Years War | 1766 | 16 July 1760 | First battle honour awarded |
| Amboor | Battle of Ambur | First Mysore War | ? | 10 Nov. – 6 Dec. 1767 | |
| Sholinghur | Battle of Sholinghur | Second Mysore War | 1781 | 27 September 1781 | |
| Gibraltar 1779–1783 | Great Siege of Gibraltar | American War of Independence | 1784 | 21 June 1779 – 6 Feb. 1783 | "Castle and Key" badge awarded 1836, dates attached 1909 |
| Minden | Battle of Minden | Seven Years War | 1801 | 1 August 1759 | |
| Egypt | Invasion of Egypt | French Revolutionary Wars | 1802 | 8 Mar. – 26 Aug. 1801 | "Sphinx" badge awarded. Repugnant to Indian Army units. |
| Assaye | Battle of Assaye | Second Mahratta War | 1803 | 23 September 1803 | "Elephant" badge awarded. Repugnant to Indian Army units. |
| Hindoostan | General service in India | 1806 | 1 Jan. 1780 – 31 Dec. 1823 | ||
| Maida | Battle of Maida | Napoleonic Wars | 1807 | 4 July 1806 | |
| India | General service in India | 1807 | 1 Jan. 1788 – 31 Dec. 1831 | "The Royal Tiger" badge awarded. | |
| Dominica | Invasion of Dominica | Napoleonic Wars | 1808 | 22 February 1805 | |
| Leswarree | Battle of Laswari | Second Mahratta War | 1808 | 1 November 1803 | Sometimes written as Laswaree. Repugnant to Indian Army units. |
| Barrosa | Battle of Barrosa | Napoleonic Wars | 1811 | 5 March 1811 | |
| Lincelles | Battle of Lincelles | French Revolutionary Wars | 1811 | 18 August 1793 | |
| Corunna | Battle of Corunna | Napoleonic Wars | 1811 | 16 January 1809 | |
| Talavera | Battle of Talavera | Napoleonic Wars | 1812 | 27–29 July 1809 | |
| Rolica | Battle of Roliça | Napoleonic Wars | 1812 | 17 August 1808 | Spelt Roleia until 1911. |
| Tarifa | Siege of Tarifa | Napoleonic Wars | 1812 | 31 December 1811 | |
| Vimiera | Battle of Vimiero | Napoleonic Wars | 1812 | 21 August 1808 | |
| Mandora | Battle of Mandora | French Revolutionary Wars | 1813 | 13 March 1801 | |
| Douro | Second Battle of Porto | Napoleonic Wars | 1813 | 12 May 1809 | |
| Douro | Second Battle of Porto | Napoleonic Wars | 1813 | 12 May 1809 |