▁Mar rack , ▁to ▁the ▁west ward ▁of ▁Bat avia . ▁The ▁Naval ▁General ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁the ▁cl asp ▁" 3 0 ▁July ▁Bo at ▁Service ▁ 1 8 1 1 " ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁this ▁action ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁and ▁French ▁forces ▁in ▁Java ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁September . ▁M inden ▁then ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁esc orted ▁con vo ys ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope , ▁South ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁M inden ▁saw ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁Some ▁accounts ▁state ▁that ▁Francis ▁Scott ▁Key ▁was ▁ab o ard ▁M inden ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁poem ▁" Def ense ▁of ▁Fort ▁M ' Hen ry ", ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner ". ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁M inden ▁sa iled ▁from ▁P ly mouth ▁Sound , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁fleet ▁that ▁made ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Al gi ers ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August . ▁The ▁Naval ▁General ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁the ▁cl asp ▁" Al gi ers " ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁this ▁battle ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁M inden ▁then ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁and ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁at