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Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750), and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741
Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750) and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741. Obverse: Three half-length figures. Above: Vernon, three-quarter left, baton in left hand, the right extended. Below: (left) Wentworth, facing right, baton in right hand, the left extended. (Right) Lestock, three-quarter left, sword in right hand, pistol in left. Legend: 'THE GLORIOUS AND VICTORIOUS ADMIRAL VERNON'. Behind the heads of the two lower figures, in semicircle, inscribed: 'GEN WENTWORTH' (left), and 'COM LESTOCK'. Reverse: Plan of Carthagena harbour and numerous ships. Inscription (on the land, left): 'THEY TOOK BOCA CHICA CASTLE MARCH 25 1741'. The main attempt to capture Cartagena in April 1741 was in fact unsuccessful.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1097 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of Jenkins' Ear: Attack on Cartagena, 1741 |
| Date made: | After 1741 |
| People: | Vernon, Edward; Wentworth, Thomas Ogle, Chaloner Commander Lestock Wentworth, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 39 mm |