AMERICAN WAR OF 1812 NAPOLEONIC WARS BRITISH A P SOMERSET REG SILVER HILT SWORD

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AMERICAN WAR OF 1812 NAPOLEONIC WARS BRITISH A P SOMERSET REG SILVER HILT SWORD:
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SAVING CIVIL WAR HISTORY,AMERICAN WAR OF 1812 NAPOLEONIC WARS BRITISH A. P. SOMERSET REGIMENT SILVER HILT OFFICER SWORD. THIS REGIMENT FOUGHT IN THE NAPOLEONIC EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN, AND IN THE AMERICAN WAR OF 1812. COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL SCABBARD WOOD LINED, THE LEATHER WAS IN BAD SHAPE MOSTLY GONE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TO ORIGINAL SPECS.MEASURERS 40 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 33 1/2 INCH BLADE.I AM NOT CHEAPEST, BUT MY SWORDS ARE REAL.WHEN YOU BUY THE BEST YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO MAKE EXCUSES LATERA.P. SOMERSET REGIMENTReturning to Ireland in 1797 and England in 1799, the 13th were next engaged in a series of minor coastal assaults on the Spanish coast in 1800.[19]
In 1801, the regiment sailed to Egypt to help repel the French invasion force. The 13th took part in the Siege of Alexandria. In 1802, the regiment was awarded the badge of a sphinx superscribed "Egypt" for display on the regimental colours in commemoration of the campaign.[8]
A temporary end to hostilities with France came in March 1802, with the signing of the Treaty of Amiens. The 13th Foot left Egypt in that month, sailing to Malta, where they were stationed for a year, before moving to Gibraltar. In 1805, the regiment returned to England. After occupying various stations in the south of the country, the 13th sailed for Ireland in May 1807. The regiment was brought up to full strength by an intake of volunteers from the Irish militia and sailed to Bermuda, arriving in March 1808. The regiment lost large numbers of men to disease while on the island. War had again broken out with France, and the 13th Foot formed part of the force that invaded and occupied the French colony of Martinique in January and February 1809.[8][21]
War with the United StatesIn 1812, the war had widened to include the United States of America. In the following year, the 13th Foot left Martinique for Quebec, from whence they proceeded to protect the frontiers of Upper Canada. The regiment crossed the Saint Lawrence River and took part in minor actions around Plattsburgh and Lake Champlain. The war concluded in 1815, and the 13th Foot returned to England in July of that year.[22].
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