List of clasps to the Naval General Service Medal (1847)

The Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) was a campaign medal approved in 1847, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy.

The Admiralty retroactively awarded the Naval General Service Medal for various naval actions that occurred during the period 1793–1840, a period that included the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Anglo–American War of 1812. When the Admiralty issued a medal, it bore one or more clasps on the ribbon, representing the specific battles or actions in which the recipient served. In all, the Admiralty authorised 231 clasps, though in ten cases all potential claimants had died prior to the authorisation of the medal, with the result that those clasps were never issued.[1] The clasps covered a variety of actions, from boat service to single-ship actions, to larger naval engagements, including major fleet actions such as the Battle of Trafalgar.

In all, 20,933 medals were awarded, 15,577 with a single clasp.[1]

Some discrepancies between the dates of the medals and actual actions are due to the Royal Navy's practice of dating, in which the day officially began at noon. Until 11 October 1805 (when the Admiralty ordered that "the calendar or civil day is to be made use of, beginning at midnight") ships' logs were kept in nautical time and written up at midday, so that a day's entry consisted of the proceedings for the afternoon of the day before and morning of that day.[2] So, for example, an action that took place on the morning of 10 April, would be logged as occurring on 9 April.

The following is a list of all 231 clasps for this medal.[3]

Clasps

French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802)
Clasp Date of action Action Clasps
issued		 Conflict
Nymphe 18 June 1793 1793, 19 June Capture of the French frigate Cleopatre. 4 War of the First Coalition
Crescent 20 Octr. 1793 1793, 20 October Capture of the French frigate Reunion. 12 War of the First Coalition
Zebra 17 March 1794 1794, 20 March The storming and capture of the bastion of Fort Royal, Martinique. 2 War of the First Coalition
Carysfort 29 May 1794 1794, 28 May The recapture of HMS Castor. 0 War of the First Coalition
1 June 1794 1794, 1 June Action against a French fleet in the battle of the Glorious First of June. 540 War of the First Coalition
Romney 17 June 1794 1794, 17 June Capture of the French frigate Sibylle. 2 War of the First Coalition
Blanche 4 Jany. 1795 1795, 5 January Capture of the French frigate Pique. 5 War of the First Coalition
Lively, 13 March 1795 1795, 13 March Capture of the French corvette Tourterelle north of Ushant. 3 War of the First Coalition
14 March 1795 1795, 14 March Action against a French fleet in the Battle of Genoa. 95 War of the First Coalition
Astraea 10 April 1795 1795, 10 April Capture of the French frigate Gloire. 2 War of the First Coalition
Thetis 17 May 1795 1795, 16 May Action against four French ships; and the capture of the Raison and Prévoyante off Cape Henry, Virginia. 2 War of the First Coalition
Hussar 17 May 1795 1795, 16 May 1
Mosquito 9 June 1795 1795, 24 May Capture of the French privateer National Razor off Cuba. 0 War of the First Coalition
17 June 1795 1795, 17 June "Cornwallis's Retreat", or the First Battle of Groix. 41 War of the First Coalition
23rd June 1795 1795, 23 June Action against a French fleet at the Battle of Groix. 177 War of the First Coalition
Dido 24 June 1795 1795, 24 June Action against the French frigates Minerve and Artémise, and the capture of Minerve 1 War of the First Coalition
Lowestoffe 24 June 1795 1795, 24 June 6
Spider 25 Augt. 1795 1795, 25 August Engagement with the French brigs Suffisante and Victorieuse and capture of one of them. 1 War of the First Coalition
Port Spergui 1796, 17 March Destroying the batteries at Port Spergui, the corvette Etourdie, four brigs, two sloops, and a lugger. 4 War of the First Coalition
Indefatigable 20 Apl. 1796 1796, 21 April Capture of the French frigate Virginie. 6 War of the First Coalition
Unicorn 8 June 1796 1796, 8 June Action against three French frigates; Tribune, Tamise, and Légėre, and capture of the two former. 4 War of the First Coalition
Sta. Margaritta 8 June 1796 1796, 8 June 3
Southampton 9 June 1796 1796, 9 June Capture of the French corvette Utile. 4 War of the First Coalition
Dryad 13 June 1796 1796, 13 June Capture of the French frigate Proserpine. 5 War of the First Coalition
Terpsichore 13 Octr. 1796 1796, 13 October Capture of the Spanish frigate Mahonesa. 3 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Lapwing 3 Decr. 1796 1796, 27 November Capture of the French corvette Décius, and destruction of the French brig Vaillante 2 War of the First Coalition
Minerve 19 Decr. 1796 1796, 19 December Capture of the Spanish frigate Santa Sabina. 4 War of the First Coalition
Blanche 19 Dec. 1796 1796, 19 December 2
Indefatigable 13 Jany. 1797 1797, 13 January Destruction of the French ship Droits de l'Homme. 8 Expédition d'Irlande
Amazon 13 Jany. 1797 1797, 13 January 6
St Vincent 1797, 14 February Action against a Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent. 348 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
San Fiorenzo 8 March 1797 1797, 9 March Capture of the French frigate Résistance and the corvette Constance. 8 Battle of Fishguard
Nymphe 8 March 1797 1797, 9 March 4
Camperdown 1797, 11 October Action against a Dutch fleet in the Battle of Camperdown. 298 War of the First Coalition
Phoebe 21 Decr. 1797 1797, 21 December Capture of the French frigate Néréide. 5 War of the First Coalition
Mars 21 April 1798 1798, 21 April Capture of the French ship Hercule. 26 War of the First Coalition
Isle St. Marcou 1798, 7 May Defence of a British garrison against a French attack at the Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf. 3 War of the First Coalition
Lion 15 July 1798 1798, 15 July Action against four Spanish frigates, and the capture of the Santa Dorotea. 23 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Nile 1798, 1 August Action against a French fleet at the Battle of the Nile. 326 Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Espoir 7 Augt. 1798 1798, 6 August Capture of the Genoese pirate Liguria. 1 Mediterranean campaign of 1798
12 October 1798 1798, 12 October Action against a French squadron in the Battle of Tory Island, and the capture of the 74 Hoche, and two frigates. 74 Irish Rebellion of 1798
Fisgard 20 Octr. 1798 1798, 20 October Capture of the French frigate Immortalité. 9 Battle of Tory Island
Sibylle 28 Feby. 1799 1799, 1 March Capture of the French frigate Forte. 12 French Revolutionary Wars
Telegraph 18 March 1799 1799, 18 March Capture of the French privateer Hirondelle. 0 War of the Second Coalition
Acre 1799, 20 May The defence of Acre; and other services during the siege. 41 French Campaign in Egypt and Syria
Schiermonnikoog 12 Augt. 1799 1799, 11/13 August Attack on Schiermonnikoog, and the recapture of the brig HMS Crash. 9 War of the Second Coalition
Arrow 13 Sept. 1799 1799, 13 September Capture of the Dutch ship Draak and the brig Gier. 2 War of the Second Coalition
Wolverine 13 Sept. 1799 1799, 13 September 0
Surprise with Hermione 1799, 25 October The boarding and recapture of HMS Hermione. 7 War of the Second Coalition
Speedy 6 Novr. 1799 1799, 6 November Action against ten Spanish gun-boats and two schooners, and the successful defence of a convoy. 3 War of the Second Coalition
Courier 22 Novr. 1799 1799, 23 November Capture of the French privateer cutter Guerrier. 3 War of the Second Coalition
Viper 26 Decr. 1799 1799, 26 December Capture of the French privateer-brig Furet. 1 War of the Second Coalition
Harpy 5 Feb. 1800 1800, 5 February Capture of the French frigate Pallas. 3 War of the Second Coalition
Fairy 5 Feby. 1800 1800, 5 February 3
Loire 5 Feby 1800 1800, 5 February 1
Peterel 21 March 1800 1800, 21 March Capture of the French brig Ligurienne. 2 War of the Second Coalition
Penelope 30 March 1800 1800, 30 March Capture of the French ship Guillaume Tell. 11 War of the Second Coalition
Vinciego 30 March 1800 1800, 30 March 2
Capture of the Désirée 1800, 8 July The capture of the French frigate Désirée, and other vessels. 21 Raid on Dunkirk (1800)
Seine 20 Augt. 1800 1800, 20 August Capture of the French frigate Vengeance. 7 War of the Second Coalition
Phoebe 19 Feby. 1801 1801, 19 February Capture of the French frigate Africaine. 6 War of the Second Coalition
Egypt 1801, 8 March to 2 September Battle of Abukir (1801), Battle of Alexandria (1801), & Siege of Alexandria (1801); see also: French campaign in Egypt and Syria 618 War of the Second Coalition
Copenhagen 1801 1801, 2 April Action against a Danish-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen. 555 War of the Second Coalition
Speedy 6 May 1801 1801, 6 May Capture of the Spanish xebec-frigate Gamo. 7 War of the Second Coalition
Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 1801, 12 July Action against French and Spanish squadrons in the Battle of Algeciras Bay, and the destruction of two Spanish ships, and capture of St. Antonio. 142 War of the Second Coalition
Sylph 28 Septr. 1801 1801, 28 September Action against the French frigate Artémise. 2 War of the Second Coalition
Pasley 28 Octr. 1801 1801, 28 October Capture of the Spanish polacca-privateer Virgine de Rosario. 4 War of the Third Coalition

Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Clasp Date of action Action Clasps
issued		 Conflict
Scorpion 31 March 1804 1804, 31 March Capture of Dutch vessels in Vlie Roads. 4 Napoleonic Wars
Beaver 31 March 1804 1804, 31 March 0
Centurion 18 Sept. 1804 1804, 18 September Action against the French ship Marengo, and frigates Atalante and Semillante in the Battle of Vizagapatam. 9 Napoleonic Wars
Arrow 3 Feby. 1805 1805, 4 February Protecting a convoy of British merchant ships when attacked by the French frigates Hortense and Incorruptible. 8 Napoleonic Wars
Acheron 3 Feby. 1805 1805, 4 February 1
San Fiorenzo 14 Feby. 1805 1805, 13 February Capture of the French frigate Psyché. 12 Napoleonic Wars
Phoenix 10 Augt. 1805 1805, 10 August Capture of the French frigate Didon. 25 Napoleonic Wars
Trafalgar 1805, 21 October Defeat of a Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. 1710 Trafalgar Campaign
4 Novr. 1805 1805, 4 November Capture of four French ships-of-the-line in the Battle of Cape Ortegal. 296 Trafalgar Campaign
St. Domingo 1806, 6 February Action against a French squadron in the Battle of San Domingo. 396 Napoleonic Wars
Amazon 13 March 1806 1806, 13 March Capture of the French ships Marengo and Belle Poule. 29 Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean
London 13 March 1806 1806, 13 March 27
Pique 26 March 1806 1806, 26 March Capture of the French brigs Phaeton and Voltigeur. 8 West Indies Campaign 1804–1810
Sirius 17 April 1806 1806, 17 April Action against a French flotilla off Civitavecchia, and the capture of the French ship Bergère. 10 Napoleonic Wars
Blanche 19 July 1806 1806, 19 July Capture of the French frigate Guerrière. 22 Napoleonic Wars
Arethusa 23 Augt. 1806 1806, 23 August Capture of the Spanish frigate Pomone. 6 Napoleonic Wars
Anson 23 Augt. 1806 1806, 23 August 6
Curacoa 1 Jany. 1807 1807, 1 January Capture of Curaçao. 65 Napoleonic Wars
Pickle 3 Jany. 1807 1807, 3 January Capture of the French privateer-cutter Favorite. 2 Napoleonic Wars
Hydra 6 Augt. 1807 1807, 7 August Attack on batteries at Begur, and the capture of the vessels Eugene and Caroline. 11 Peninsular War
Comus 15 Augt. 1807 1807, 15 August Capture of the Danish frigate Frederiksværn. 10 English Wars
Louisa 28 Octr. 1807 1807, 29 October Action against the French privateer Marsouin. 1 Napoleonic Wars
Carrier 4 Novr. 1807 1807, 14 November Capture of the French privateer-cutter Actif. 1 Napoleonic Wars
Ann 24 Novr. 1807 1807, 24 November Capture of the Spanish privateer-lugger Vensejo, and the action against ten gunboats, and the surrender of two. 0 Napoleonic Wars
Sappho 2 March 1808 1808, 2 March Capture of Danish brig Admiral Yawl. 4 Napoleonic Wars
San Fiorenzo 8 March 1808 1808, 8 March Capture of the French frigate Piémontaise. 16 Napoleonic Wars
Emerald 13 March 1808 1808, 13 March The destruction of batteries and vessels of war at Viveiro. 10 Napoleonic Wars
Childers 14 March 1808 1808, 14 March Action against the Danish brig Lougen. 4 Napoleonic Wars
Nassau 22 March 1808 1808, 22 March Destruction of the Danish ship-of-the-line Prins Christian Frederik in the Battle of Zealand Point. 31 Gunboat War
Stately 22 March 1808 1808, 22 March 31
Off Rota 4 April 1808 1808, 4 April Action against Spanish gun-boats and convoy, and the destruction of several vessels. 19 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Grasshopper 24 April 1808 1808, 24 April Action and destruction of Spanish armed vessels and gun-boats at Faro. 7 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Rapid 24 April 1808 1808, 24 April 1
Redwing 7 May 1808 1808, 7 May Action against a Spanish convoy of seven gun-boats and armed vessels, and 12 merchant ships. 7 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Virginie 19 May 1808 1808, 19 May Capture of the Dutch frigate Guelderland off Cape Finisterre. 21 Gunboat War
Redwing 31 May 1808 1808, 1 June A battery and a mistico destroyed, and two feluccas taken at Tarifa. 5 Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
Seahorse Wh. Badere Zaffere 1808, 5/6 July Capture of the Turkish frigate Badere Zaffere. 32 Napoleonic Wars
Comet 11 Augt. 1808 1808, 11 August Action against three French brigs, and the capture of one, Sylph, off Ushant. 3 Napoleonic Wars
Centaur 26 Augt. 1808 1808, 26 August Action against a Russian fleet, and the capture of the 74-gun ship Vsevolod. 41 Anglo-Russian War (1807-1812)
Implacable 26 Augt. 1808 1808, 26 August 41
Cruizer 1 Novr. 1808 1808, 1 November Action against a Danish flotilla off Gothenburg, and capture of a brig of war. 4 Gunboat War
Amethyst Wh. Thétis. 1808, 10 November Capture of the French frigate Thétis. 31 Napoleonic Wars
Off the Pearl Rock 13 Decr. 1808 1808, 12/13 December Action against batteries, and capture of a corvette off the Pearl Rock, Guadeloupe. 14 Napoleonic Wars
Onyx 1 Jany. 1809 1809, 1 January Capture of Dutch corvette Manly in the North Sea. 5 Napoleonic Wars
Confiance 14 Jany. 1809 1809, 14 January Capture of Cayenne. 8 West Indies Campaign 1804–1810
Martinique 1809, 24 February Capture of Martinique. 486 West Indies Campaign 1804–1810
Horatio 10 Feby. 1809 1809, 10 February Capture of the French frigate Junon. 13 Napoleonic Wars
Superieure 10 Feby. 1809 1809, 10 February 1
Amethyst 5 April 1809 1809, 5 April Capture of the French frigate Niémen. 26 Napoleonic Wars
Basque Roads 1809 1809, 11/12 April Destruction of French ships in the Battle of the Basque Roads. 529 Napoleonic Wars
Recruit 17 June 1809 1809, 17 April Capture of the French ship Hautpoult. 5 Troude's expedition to the Caribbean
Pompee 17 June 1809 1809, 17 April 21
Castor 17 June 1809 1809, 17 April 5
Cyane 25 and 27 June 1809 1809, 26/27 June 1809 Action against the French frigate Cérès, and the capture of eighteen gun-boats, and the destruction of four. 5 Napoleonic Wars
L'Espoir 25–27 June 1809 1809, 26/27 June 1809 5
Bonne Citoyenne Wh. Furieuse 1809, 6 July Capture of the French frigate Furieuse. 12 Napoleonic Wars
Diana 11 Sept. 1809 1809, 11 September Capture of the Dutch brig Zephyr off Sulawesi. 5 Napoleonic Wars
Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809 1809, 18 December The storming of the batteries at Anse à la Barque, Guadeloupe, and the capture of the French frigates Loire and Seine. 40 Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean
Cherokee 10 Jany. 1810 1810, 11 January Capture of the French privateer-lugger Aimable Nelly off Dieppe. 4 Napoleonic Wars
Scorpion 12 Jany. 1810 1810, 12 January Capture of the French brig Oreste. 5 Napoleonic Wars
Guadaloupe 1810, 4 February Capture of Guadaloupe 483 Napoleonic Wars
Thistle 10 Feby. 1810 1810, 10 February Capture of the Dutch corvette Havik. 0 Napoleonic Wars
Surly 24 April 1810 1810, 20 April Cutting out of the French privateer cutter Alcide from the Pirou River, Normandy. 1 Napoleonic Wars
Firm 24 April 1810 1810, 20 April 1
Sylvia 26 April 1810 1810, 26 April Capture of the Dutch brig Echo in the Sunda Strait. 1 Napoleonic Wars
Spartan 3 May 1810 1810, 3 May Action against the French frigate Cérès and consorts; and the capture of the brig Sparvière, in the bay of Naples. 30 Napoleonic Wars
Royalist May and June 1810 1810, 23 February Capture of six armed vessels. 3 Napoleonic Wars
Amanthea 25 July 1810 1810, 25 July Action against gun-boats; and the capture and destruction of a number of transports at Amantea, Southern Italy. 23 Napoleonic Wars
Banda Neira 1810, 9 August Capture of the Banda Islands. 68 Napoleonic Wars
Staunch 18 Sept. 1810 1810, 18 September Action against a French squadron and the capture of the French frigate Vénus and the re-capture of HMS Ceylon. 2 Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
Otter 18 Sept. 1810 1810, 18 September 8
Boadicea 18 Sept. 1810 1810, 18 September 15
Briseis 14 Octr. 1810 1810, 14 October Capture of the French privateer Sans-Souci in the North Sea. 2 Napoleonic Wars
Lissa 1811, 13 March Action against French and Venetian vessels in the Battle of Lissa. 124 Adriatic campaign of 1807-1814
Anholt 27 March 1811 1811, 27 March Defence against a Danish attack by a British garrison at Anholt Island. 40 Gunboat War
Arrow 6 April 1811 1811, 6 April Action against chasse-marées and batteries. 0 Napoleonic Wars
Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 1811, 20 May Action against French frigates, and the capture of Renommée and Néréide. 79 Mauritius campaign of 1809-1811
Hawke 18 Augt. 1811 1811, 18 August Capture of the 16-gun brig Heron and a convoy off Îles Saint-Marcouf. 6 Napoleonic Wars
Java 1811, July/18 September Capture of Java. 665 Napoleonic Wars
Skylark 11 Novr. 1811 1811, 10 November Action against the Boulogne flotilla, and the capture of a gun-brig. 4 Napoleonic Wars
Locust 11 Novr. 1811 1811, 10 November 2
Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 1811, 29 November Capture of two French frigates. 64 Napoleonic Wars
Victorious Wh. Rivoli 1812, 22 February Capture of the French ship Rivoli 67 Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814
Weasel 22 Feby. 1812 1812, 22 February 6
Rosario 27 March 1812 1812, 27 April Capture of two brigs of war. 7 Napoleonic Wars
Griffon 27 March 1812 1812, 27 April 3
Northumberland 22 May 1812 1812, 22 May Destruction of two French frigates and a brig off Groix. 63 Napoleonic Wars
Growler 22 May 1812 1812, 22 May 1
Malaga 29 May 1812 1812, 22 April Capture of the French privateers Brave and Napoleon at Malaga. 17 Napoleonic Wars
Off Mardoe 6 July 1812 1812, 6 July Destruction of two Danish frigates and two brigs at the Battle of Lyngør. 47 Gunboat War
Sealark 21 July 1812 1812, 21 July Capture of the French privater-lugger Ville de Caen in the English Channel. 4 Napoleonic Wars
Royalist 29 Decr. 1812 1812, 29 December Capture of the French privateer La Ruse. 3 Napoleonic Wars
Weasel 22 April 1813 1813, 22 April Destruction of six gun-boats. 5 Napoleonic Wars
St. Sebastian 1813, 8 September Siege of San Sebastián. 293 Peninsular War
Thunder 9 Octr. 1813 1813, 9 October Capture of the French privateer-lugger Neptune in the English Channel. 7 Napoleonic Wars
Glückstadt 5 Jany. 1814 1814, 5 January Capture of the fortress of Glückstadt. 42 War of the Sixth Coalition
Venerable 16 Jany. 1814 1814, 16/20 January Capture of the French frigates Alcmène and Iphigénie off the Canary Isles. 42 Napoleonic Wars
Cyane 16 Jany. 1814 1814, 16/20 January 7
Eurotas 25 Feby. 1814 1814, 25 February Capture of the French frigate Clorinde. 32 Napoleonic Wars
Hebrus Wh. L'Etoile 1814, 27 March Capture of the French frigate Étoile. 40 Napoleonic Wars
Gaieta 24 July 1815 1815, 8 August Attack and reduction of Gaeta, Italy. 88 Neapolitan War

War of 1812 (1812-15)
Clasp Date of action Action Clasps
issued
Shannon Wh. Chesapeake 1813, 1 June Capture of the American frigate Chesapeake off Boston. 42
Pelican 14 Augt. 1813 1813, 14 August Capture of the American brig Argus in the Irish Sea. 4
Phoebe 28 March 1814 1814, 18 March Capture of American frigate Essex and the sloop Essex Junior off Valparaíso. 31
Cherub 28 March 1814 1814, 28 March 7
The Potomac 17 Augt. 1814 1814, 29 August Capture of Alexandria, Virginia, and destruction of shipping on the Potomac River. 108
Endymion Wh. President 1815, 15 January Capture of USS President off New York Harbour. 58

Later wars (1816, 1827, & 1840)
Clasp Date of action Action Clasps
issued		 Conflict
Algiers 1816, 27 August Anglo-Dutch bombardment of Algiers. 1328 Barbary Slave Trade
Navarino 1827, 20 October Joint British, French, and Russian action against a Turkish fleet at the Battle of Navarino. 1142 Greek War of Independence
Syria 1840, 4 November Capture of Acre by Austrian, British and Turkish forces, and operations connected with it on the coast of Syria. 6978 Syrian War

Boat service clasps

The boat service clasps commemorate a number of actions performed by boats' crews in cutting out, and in some instances actually recovering, British vessels lost to the enemy, or capturing enemy vessels.[4]

French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802)
Clasp Date of action Clasps issued Awarded to Action
15 Mar. Boat Service 1793 1793, 15 March 1 Syren Attack on fortifications at Willemstadt.
17 Mar. Boat Service 1794 1794, 17 March 29 Asia  • Assurance  • Aurora  • Avenger  • Beaulieu  • Blonde  • Boyne  • Dromedary  • Experiment  • Irresistible  • Nautilus  • Quebec  • Rattlesnake  • Roebuck  • Rose  • Santa Margarita  • Seaflower  • Spiteful  • Tormentor  • Ulysses  • Vengeance  • Venom  • Vesuvius  • Veteran  • Winchelsea  • Woolwich  • Zebra Boarding and capturing the French frigate Bienvenue, and other vessels in Fort Royal Bay.
29 May Boat Service 1797 1797, 29 May 3 Lively  • Minerve Cutting out of Mutine.
9 June Boat Service 1799 1799, 9 June 4 Success Capture of a Spanish polacre.
20 Dec. Boat Service 1799 1799, 21 December 3 Queen Charlotte Recapture of the cutter Lady Nelson, which had been taken by two privateers.
29 July Boat Service 1800 1800, 29 July 4 Amethyst  • Impetueux  • Viper Capture of the gun-brig Cerbère from the harbour at Port-Louis, Morbihan.
29 Aug. Boat Service 1800 1800, 29 August 26 Amelia  • Amethyst  • Brilliant  • Courageux  • Cynthia  • Impetueux  • London  • Renown  • Stag Cutting out of the French privateer Guêpe in Vigo Bay.
27 Oct. Boat Service 1800 1800, 27 October 5 Phaeton Cutting out of the Spanish polacre San Josef at Fuengirola.
21 July Boat Service 1801 1801, 21 July 9 Beaulieu  • Doris  • Uranie  • Ville de Paris Cutting out of the French naval corvette Chevrette in Camaret Bay.[5]

Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Clasp Date of action Clasps issued Awarded to Action
27 June Boat Service 1803 1803, 27 June 5 Loire Cutting out of the French brig Venteux.
4 Nov. Boat Service 1803 1803, 4 November 1 Blanche Cutting out of a French schooner at Santo Domingo.
4 Feb. Boat Service 1804 1804, 4 February 10 Centaur Cutting out of Curieux at Fort Royal.
4 June Boat Service 1805 1805, 4 June 10 Loire Capture of the French privateer Confiance in Muros Bay, Spain.
16 July Boat Service 1806 1806, 16 July 51 Achille  • Centaur  • Indefatigable  • Iris  • Monarch  • Polyphemus  • Prince of Wales  • Revenge Cutting out of the French 16-gun brig-corvette César from the Gironde estuary.
2 Jan. Boat Service 1807 1807, 2 January 2 Cerberus Capture of a French schooner and sloop at Martinique.
21 Jan. Boat Service 1807 1807, 21 January 9 Galatea Capture of French corvette Lynx off the coast of Venezuela.
19 Apl. Boat Service 1807 1807, 19 April 1 Richmond Capture of the Spanish privateer lugger Galliard north of Peniche.[6]
13 Feb. Boat Service 1808 1808, 13 February 3 Confiance Capture of a French gun-boat off the Tagus.[7]
10 July Boat Service 1808 1808, 10 July 8 Porcupine Capture of a large 6-gun polacre at Port d'Anzo.
11 Aug. Boat Service 1808 1808, 11 August 12 Edgar Capture of Danish 16-gun brig-sloop Fama and 12-gun cutter Salorman at Nyborg, Denmark.
28 Nov. Boat Service 1808 1808, 28 November 2 Heureux Attack on shore batteries, and the capture of schooner and a brig at Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe.
7 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 7 July 33 Bellerophon  • Implacable  • Melpomene  • Prometheus Capture and destruction of 7 Russian gun-boats and 12 storeships at Hango Head, Baltic Sea.
14 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 14 July 8 Scout Storming of a battery at Carry-le-Rouet, west of Marseille.
25 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 25 July 35 Fawn Action with a cutter and the capture of the schooner Guadaloupe.
25 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 25 July 35 Cerberus  • Minotaur  • Princess Carolina  • Prometheus Attack on four Russian gunboats and a brig off Aspö Head, near Fredrikshamn, Finland.
27 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 27 July 10 Briseis  • Ephira  • Aimable  • Musquito  • Pincher Taking and destroying a battery at Cuxhaven.
29 July Boat Service 1809 1809, 29 July 11 Acorn  • Bustard  • Excellent Capture of six Italian gun-boats and ten trabaccolos at Duino, Trieste.
28 Aug. Boat Service 1809 1809, 28 August 14 Amphion Destruction of a shore battery and five trabaccolos, and the capture of two large and four smaller gun-boats and two trabaccolos at Cortelazzo, west of Venice.
1 Nov. Boat Service 1809 1809, 1 November 117 Apollo  • Cumberland  • Philomel  • Scout  • Tigre  • Topaze  • Tuscan  • Volontaire Attack on a French convoy in the Bay of Rosas and capture of eleven vessels.
13 Dec. Boat Service 1809 1809, 13 December 10 Achates  • Attentive  • Bacchus  • Pultusk  • Thetis Cutting out of the French 16-gun brig Nisus at Deshaies, Guadaloupe.
13 Feb. Boat Service 1810 1810, 13 February 17 Armide  • Christian VII  • Seine Attack on French gun-boats, with several destroyed and one captured, at the Basque Roads.
1 May Boat Service 1810 1810, 1 May 18 Nereide Storming of two batteries and capture of the French schooner Estafette at Jacolet, Mauritius.
28 June Boat Service 1810 1810, 28 June 24 Amphion  • Active  • Cerberus Attack on convoy of twenty-five vessels at Grao, five ships captured, the rest destroyed.
27 Sept. Boat Service 1810 1810, 27 September 34 Armide  • Caledonia  • Valiant Destruction of a battery and a brig, and the capture of two brigs at Pointe de Che, Basque Roads.[8]
4 Nov. Boat Service 1810 1810, 4 November 2 Blossom Capture of the French lateen xebec privateer Caesar off Cape Sicié, west of Toulon.[9]
23 Nov. Boat Service 1810 1810, 23 November 66 Devastation  • Thunder  • Aetna  • with a number of mortar vessels, and boats of the Cadiz Fleet Attack and destruction of French shipping at Port St. Mary, Bay of Cádiz.[10]
24 Dec. Boat Service 1810 1810, 24 December 6 Diana Destruction of the French 40-gun frigate L'Elize at La Hogue.[11]
4 May Boat Service 1811 1811, 4 May 10 Alceste  • Belle Poule Destruction of French 14-gun brig at Parenza.[12]
30 July Boat Service 1811 1811, 30 July 4 Minden Storming of Fort Marrack, west of Batavia, Java.
2 Aug. Boat Service 1811 1811, 2 August 10 Alert  • Exertion  • Princess Augusta  • Quebec  • Raven  • Redbreast Capture of three Danish gun-brigs in the River Jahde.
20 Sept. Boat Service 1811 1811, 20 September 8 Victory Capture of Danish gun-boats.
4 Dec. Boat Service 1811 1811, 4 December 18 Sultan Capture of a French settee, and the brig Le Languedocienne off Bastia.
4 Apl. Boat Service 1812 1812, 4 April 4 Maidstone Capture of the French privateer xebec Martinet in the Mediterranean.
1 Sept. Boat Service 1812 1812, 1 September 24 Bacchante  • Weazel Capture of two merchant vessels off Rovigno, and a number of others, including the French xebec Tisiphone, and two gun-boats.
17 Sept. Boat Service 1812 1812, 17 September 11 Eagle Capture of 17 gun-boats, and destruction of six, at Cape Maestro, Ancona.
29 Sept. Boat Service 1812 1812, 29 September 26 Aboukir  • Ranger  • and gun-boats Attack on Mittau, Riga, and capture of officers and men of the enemy.
6 Jany. Boat Service 1813 1813, 6 January 21 Bacchante Capture of five gun-brigs off Otranto.
21 Mar. Boat Service 1813 1813, 21 March 6 Blazer  • Brev Drageren Capture of the Danish gun-boats Jonge-Troutman and Liebe off Brunsbüttel.
2 May Boat Service 1813 1813, 2 May 49 Redwing  • Repulse  • Undaunted  • Volontaire Battery destroyed, and six vessels captured at Morgion.
24 May Boat Service 1814 1814, 24 May 11 Elizabeth Capture of the L'Aigle off Corfu.

War of 1812 (1812-15)
Clasp Date of action Clasps issued Awarded to Action
28 Apl. Boat Service 1813 1813, 28 April 2 Orpheus Destruction of the American "letter of marque" Wampoe off Block Island.
Apl. & May Boat Service 1813 1813, April & May 54 Dolphin  • Dragon  • Fantome  • Highflyer  • Maidstone  • Marlborough  • Mohawk  • Racer  • Statira Attacks on Frenchtown and Havre de Grace, Maryland, and destruction of the Fort and cannon foundry.
8 Apl. Boat Service 1814 1814, 8 April 23 Boxer  • Endymion  • Hogue  • Maidstone Destruction of twenty-seven American vessels, including three privateers, at Pettipague Point, about 15 miles up Connecticut River.
3 & 6 Sept. Boat Service 1814 1814, 3 & 6 September 1 Capture of the USS Tigress and USS Scorpion in the Nottawasaga River, Lake Huron.
14 Dec. Boat Service 1814 1814, 14 December 117 Alceste  • Armide  • Bedford  • Belle Poule  • Cydnus  • Diomede  • Gorgon  • Meteor  • Norge  • Ramillies  • Royal Oak  • Seahorse  • Sophie  • Tonnant  • Trave Capture of five U.S. gun-boats and a sloop in the Battle of Lake Borgne.

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