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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners At the end of the year 1810, Cadiz was blockaded by land by the French, who made vigorous preparations for a siege, and collected a flotilla of gun-boats to co-operate by sea. A British squadron under the command of Rear Admiral Sir E. Keats lay off the place, and with gun-boats and bomb vessels very much annoyed the enemy, and hindered the construction of their works. On November 23rd the HMS Devastation, HMS Thunder, and HMS Etna, bombs, with a number of English and Spanish mortar and gun-boats, under the orders of Captain Hall, attacked the French flotilla at Port St. Mary, and threw some hundred shells among them with considerable effect. Being exposed to the fire of Fort Catalina, Lieutenants Worth, and Buckland, of the Royal Marine Artillery, and a midshipman were killed, and four English and four Spanish seamen wounded in this service 465 It was for his actions here that Lt. Rooke was awarded the Naval Service Medal with the clasp for Nov 23 rd 1810, a representation of which appears on his memorial. Strangely this award does not appear to have been noted in the Gazette. Fig. 39 Naval Service Medal with clasp for Boat Service, *. 465 http://www.royalnavy.org/lib/index.php?title=Attack_on_Shipping_at_Port_St._Mary 141
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners The siege of Cadiz was raised after Wellington’s victory at Salamanca in 1812 466 . Lt. Rooke commanded a squadron of gun-boats during the defence of Tarifa, and here Rooke [although spelt Rook] finally gets a mention in the Gazette: I have now the pleasing task to state to you, Sir, that during the whole of this little siege, the exertions of Captains Searle, Pell, Everard, and Carroll, with the several lieutenants, commanding mortar brigs and gun-boats,'viz. Jenkins, Rook, ,Style, , Rattray, , Cobbe, and Basden, , in taking up positions, and their extreme perseverance in remaining at their different anchorages, during the most tempestuous weather, to the great annoyance of the enemy in carrying on their operations, and giving countenance to our little army on shore, has been most meritorious, and demands of me my warmest acknowledgments 467 i For his services in both sieges Rooke was advanced to Commodore on 21 March 1812. He, like many other officers, went on half pay at the end of the Napoleonic wars and eventually retired If visiting from the main body of the text click here to return or here to return to the Contents page 466 London Gazette 16674 dated 11 November 1812 p 2391 467 London Gazette 16567 dated 28 January 1812 p 188 Despatch from Capt. GS Dickson [HMS:Stately] to Rear Adm AK Legge dated 5 January 1812 142
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