拍品描述： The impressive Naval General Service Medal awarded to Captain W. Black, Royal Navy, present in the Aeolus at Strachan’s action on 4 November 1805, off Ferrol, when the four French ships that escaped from Trafalgar were capturedHe would see further active service during the War of 1812, when Captain of the Racoon on her famous voyage of 1813-14, capturing Fort Astoria in Oregon, before making harbour at San Francisco and then visiting Hawaii - with Black greeting King Kamehameha the Great aboard his vesselNaval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr. 1805 (William Black, Lieut.), with fragmentary remains of original ribbon and contained in an old case with family inscription in ink, good very fine

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