Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background

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CHARLES SHIRREFF (b. c. 1750)
Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background
oval, 2 11/16 in. (69 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with translucent blue glass reverse on a foil ground

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James Oswald was promoted Lieutenant on 28 August 1795, Commander on 3 January 1798 and Post Captain on 3 September 1799. He commanded Spider against Ramillies on 4 April 1796 and Perseus in 1799 as part of Nelson's command to the Bay of Naples and to the Castello dell'Uovo. In 1806, he commanded Phoebe.

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