Rear-Admiral Plumridge (Baltic Fleet) - from a family painting, 1854. 'From 1841 to 1847 Captain Plumridge sat as for wears a medal with two clasps for Egypt and Trafalgar [Napoleonic Wars]. Admiral Plumridge was appointed to command the squadron of paddle-steamers attached to the Baltic Fleet [Crimean War], and has his flag in the Leopard, whose services at Bomarsund received this high encomium from Vice- Admiral Sir C. Napier, Commander-in-Chief: "I owe much to Admiral Plumridge for the manner in which he placed his squadron to prevent reinforcements being thrown in;

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Rear-Admiral Plumridge (Baltic Fleet) - from a family painting, 1854. 'From 1841 to 1847 Captain Plumridge sat as for wears a medal with two clasps for Egypt and Trafalgar [Napoleonic Wars]. Admiral Plumridge was appointed to command the squadron of paddle-steamers attached to the Baltic Fleet [Crimean War], and has his flag in the Leopard, whose services at Bomarsund received this high encomium from Vice- Admiral Sir C. Napier, Commander-in-Chief: "I owe much to Admiral Plumridge for the manner in which he placed his squadron to prevent reinforcements being thrown in; and I am informed that two Russian Admirals were sent among the islands to see if it were possible to pass the blockading squadron, and they returned in despair. Rear-Admiral Plumridge, as second in command, I have removed into the Neptune"'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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Size: 1867px × 1934px
Photo credit: © The Print Collector / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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