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

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Nelson's column

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

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Private Frederick Lewis Perrett

Private Frederick Lewis Perrett

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Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Arthur M. Bailey

Arthur M. Bailey

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. A. Mitchell

H. A. Mitchell

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
R. Cook

R. Cook

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Adam James Meere

Adam James Meere

Died while fighting a fire with Bill Faust, see there for details. Born in north-west Surrey. Aged 27, Meere had only completed his basic training a few months before.

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

3 memorials

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1 memorial
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