RM Badge Flashcards
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Lion and Crown
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Denote the royal status - awarded in 1802 by King George for efforts in Belle Isle
2
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Gibraltar
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Signifies 7 month campagin where English and Dutch marines captured the famous rock from Spain in 1704
3
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Anchor
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Signifies connection to the RN -> awarded by Lord High Admiral in 1747
4
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Per Mare Per Terram
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‘by sea, by land’ awarded after Bunker Hill in 1775
5
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Globe
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recognises the many successes in the RM have had, awarded by King George IV in 1827
6
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Laurels
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awarded after Belle Isle in 1761. Awarded from gallantry when RM captured the small Britanny island
