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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750) and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741. Obverse: Three figures standing, Vernon in centre; each holds a baton. Above, Fame holding three wreaths, blows a trumpet. Ship (left). Line enclosing legend. Legend: ': AD . VERNON . AD . OGLE . GE . WENTWORTH .' Reverse: A harbour, three ships within it bombarding a town; four ships outside; soldiers and two cannon on a point of land. Legend (within line): 'WHO TOOK CARTHAGENA'. Exergue (between two lines): 'APRIL 1741'. Vernon bombarded Cartagena in 1740 and aun unsuccessful attempt was made to capture the city in April 1741.
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750), and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750), and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Ogle Vernon General Thomas Wentworth medals Admiral of the Fleet Chaloner Gen Edward | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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