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Red Ensign

Fragment of a British naval ensign. Accompanied by a trinket box (AAA0916.1) and handwritten note saying 'Piece of the Red Ensign under which Lord Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile. Torn off the flag which was given by Lord Nelson to Beckford...at Fonthill Abbey Wilts. 1822'. Fragment only remains.
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Object Details

ID: AAA0916
Collection: Flags
Type: Naval ensign
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: 1798
People: Royal Navy; Nelson, Horatio Beckford, William Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 25 x 25 mm
Parts: Red Ensign