Event    From 4/2/1797  To 4/2/1797

Battle of St Vincent

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Portugal, Spain

A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.

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Battle of St Vincent

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Battle of St Vincent frieze

See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...

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Nelson's column

Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...

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4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Naval Air Service

We can't find a date for when this was first formed; it seems to have come into existence gradually.  The use of aircraft for military and naval purposes was first discussed officially in 1908.  Tw...

Group, Armed Forces, Aviation

2 memorials
Shadwell Drill Shed

Shadwell Drill Shed

We can find no image of the Drill Hall but have found a "Drill Shed" on a 1887 map.  In Google Satellite View we can see about 3 buildings labelled Shadwell Basin Activities Centre on the site. 

Building, Armed Forces

1 memorial
W. H. Gosling

W. H. Gosling

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Doctor Stephen Charles Gold, MD, FRCP

Doctor Stephen Charles Gold, MD, FRCP

Dermatologist and author. He wrote 'A Biographical History of British Dermatology'. Our Picture Source and his obituary confirm he served during WW2 in the Royal Army Medical Corps for four years ...

Person, Armed Forces, Literature, Medicine

1 memorial