![]() ![]() On his acquittal, Captain Thompson was knighted, and subsequently chose for his coat of arms that which is now part of the LEANDER crest. Captain Thompson was tried by court martial for the loss of his ship, and was specially commended for the gallant and unprecedented defence of the LEANDER against the far superior force of the GENEREUX. After a brilliant defence, in which Captains Thompson and Berry were severely wounded and the ship badly damaged, they were captured and taken to Corfu.Īfter a time they were allowed to return, overland, to England. The circumstances are, that after the battle, Captain Thompson was ordered by Nelson to carry home Captain Edward Berry with his dispatches, but near the western end of Crete, on August 18, they fell in with the French ship GENEREUX. Royal TS provides powerful, easy and secure access to your remote systems. The pike represents all that remained on which to hoist the Ensign after all three masts had been shot away during the action with the French ship GENEREUX (80 guns). The crest depicts the waters of the River Nile with the peculiar long stemmed lotus lilies found there. ![]() The LEANDER crest was that of Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, who was Captain on the fourth rate (32 guns) at the Battle of the Nile, fought in Aboukir Bay, Egypt, on the 1st and 2nd of August, 1798, under the command of Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson. A fine example is the crest of the LEANDERS! They have a story to tell of famous ships, some whose names are no longer in use, some whose names are still proudly borne by ship's of present day navies. First, download Royal TSX on your new Mac from our Website and install it to your /Applications folder. ![]() To many people, Heraldry can be a fascinating subject, with each emblem or crest steeped in history, family or national. Since Royal TSX stores most of its settings, plugins and your license in a central location, its really easy to move to a new Mac and keep all your preferences. ![]()
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