Talk:Home Riggs Popham

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[edit] Pophams Victory off the Hand of Java Sept. 7 1807

I own a tall clock made by my 4 times great grandfather a clockmaker named Whiteley in the village of Soyland in Yorkshire. The whole clock has a military motif with an inlay of very high quality of a navel canon under the door and the dial painted with cavalry charging the 9 and 10 over to between the 2 and 3 and an infantry man standing on either side of the winding holes. The highlight is an amazing painting of a navel engagement in the arch above the dial. The painting which is of very high quality shows more than 9 ships and the 2 main ships exchanging fire look to be about 74s the caption under it reads " The Victory Gained by Adm. Sir Home Popham off the Hand of Java Sept 7 1807

The only information I have found about Popham is this Wikpedia article and I have found nothing about the Fight off the Hand of Java. I assume this to be a part of the battle of Copenhagen which ended with the city's surrender on the 7th (and as this is where he was serving at the time) but I do not find it mentioned in my history of the fight; If anyone can enlighten me I will be most grateful. Windshadow 13:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)