Memorial: M980

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Robert Faulknor RN d. 1795

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'This monument was erected / by the British Parliament/to commemorate the gallant conduct / of Captain ROBERT FAULKNOR / who on the 5 January 1795 / in the thirty second year of his age / and in the moment of Victory / was killed on board the Blanche frigate / while he was engaging La Pique a French frigate / of superior force. / The circumstances of determined Bravery that distinguished this action / which lasted five hours deserve to be recorded / Captain Faulknor observing the great superiority of the enemy / watched an opportunity of the bowsprit of La Pique coming athwart the Blanche and with his own hands lashed it to the capstern / and thus converted the whole stern of the Blanche into one battery / but unfortunately soon after this bold and daring manoeuvre / he was shot through the heart'

Details

Description: Faulknor dressed as a Greek hero supported by Neptune and crowned by Victory.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1797
Artists: John Charles Felix Rossi
Vessel: HMS Blanche

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Faulknor, Robert
Age: 32
Date of Death: 5/1/1795
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: NEG A5499. The design in the National Archives MPD 1/78, contract 20/12/1798, value £4, 200.
Bibliography: 'Biographical Memoir of the late Captain Robert Faulknor, to whose memory his country has voted a monument in St Paul's', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 16, pp.1-46, (London, 1806).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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