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Description: | Medal commemorating the bombardment of Mogador, 1844. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Fran�ois Ferdinand d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900) in uniform (right). Legend: 'FR . PH . L . M . FERD . D'ORL�ANS PRINCE DE JOINVILLE.' Reverse: Inscription, in twelve lines, 'LA FLOTTE FRAN�AISE ATTAQUE MOGADOR LE 15 AOUT 1844. ELLE �CRASE LA VILLE ET SES BATTERIES ET PREND POSSESSION DE L'ILE ET DU PORT. S . A . R . LE PRINCE DE JOINVILLE, COMMANDANT L'EXP�DITION.' (The French fleet attacked Mogador 15 August 1844, bombarded the town and its batteries and took possession of the island and the harbour.)
caption: Medal commemorating the bombardment of Mogador, 1844; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the bombardment of Mogador, 1844; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | de Adm 1818-1900: medals Joinville Orleans Fran�ois Ferdinand | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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