On 17th June 1815, off Cap Corse, the 16-gun brig-sloop Pilot, Commander John Toup Nicolas, fought an action with the 20-gun French corvette Égérie (most English sources identify this vessel as Légère), capitaine de frégate Nicolas Touffet. Shortly afterwards John Toup Nicolas was promoted to Post Captain, possibly in recognition for this action.
The action was not listed in the London Gazette among those qualifying for the Naval Medal. However, there is evidence to suggest that a medal clasp was issued for this action, so perhaps it was added to the list later.
(See
http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom ... dom103.htm).
Can anyone throw any light upon this?