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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarter left). Full uniform, star of Bath on left breast and badge round neck. Legend: 'HORATIO LORD NELSON REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED.' Below: 'BORN SEPTEMBER 29 1758.' Reverse: A river god reclines on the seashore, left hand raised, and contemplates the action in the bay. Legend (in four lines, the outer three on ribbon): 'AUGUST I . 1798 WITH 14 SHIPS & A BRIG DEFEATED THE FRENCH FLEET OF 15 SHIPS & 4 FRIGATES SUPPORTED BY GUN BOATS AND A BATTERY ON SHORE NINE SHIPS TAKEN AND 4 DESTROY'D.'
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Hancock Kempton medals Horatio J.G. Nelson Peter | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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