What is recorded here
A rostral column dedicated to the memory of Captain Thomas Grenville, Lord Cobham's nephew. He was a British naval officer who served during the War of the Austrian Succession and died in 1847 during the naval engagement of the First Battle of Cape Finist
British naval forces under Captain Thomas Grenville fought during the War of the Austrian Succession; he died in 1847 in a naval engagement, and the column commemorates his service, highlighting the ongoing British naval presence and legacy in 19th-century conflicts.
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