Letterbook (contempory copies) kept by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose, KCB, KCMG (1759-1830).

During the period this letterbook covers Penrose commanded a small squadron operating off northern Spain and south-western France with his flag in HMS PORCUPINE. He coordinated naval support for the crossing of the Adour River in early 1814 that allowed the Anglo-Portuguese Army to isolate and invest Bayonne. He went on to be become Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in Autumn 1814.

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ID:	LBK/21
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1813-01-01 - 1814-12-31; 1813-1814
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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Letterbook (contempory copies) kept by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose, KCB, KCMG (1759-1830).

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