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Description: | Medal commemorating the action of Helvoetsluys, 1796 and Captain Sir Henry Trollope (1756-1839). Bust of Captain Trollope with natural hair, in uniform (left). Legend: 'SIR HENRY TROLLOPE KNIGHT.' Reverse: The British lion watching from a dismasted frigate a disabled fleet moving off in the distance. Legend: 'IN THE GLATTON OF 54 GUNS ENGAGED AND BEAT OFF 6 FRENCH FRIGATES CARRYING TWO HUNDRED & SIX GUNS.' Exergue: 'HELVOETSLUYS JULY 16 1796'.
caption: Medal commemorating the action of Helvoetsluys, 1756 and Captain Sir Henry Trollope (1756-1839); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the action of Helvoetsluys, 1756 and Captain Sir Henry Trollope (1756-1839); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Admiral Henry Trollope medals Glatton fl.1795 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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