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Medal commemorating the action off Ile de Groix, 1795
Medal commemorating the action of Ile de Groix, 1795 and Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1727-1814). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (right), pigtail, uniform. Ribbons over right shoulder, under coat. Legend: 'A . A . HOOD LORD BRIDPORT ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE'. Reverse: Victory, one foot on a point of land projecting into the sea, holds aloft a naval crown, several captured French flags in the other hand. Two squadrons on the horizon. Legend, (three concentric lines): 'OFF PORT L'ORIENT & CLOSE TO THE FRENCH SHORE & BATTERIES WITH 22 SHIPS ATTACKED & DEFEATED THE FRENCH FLEET OF 32 SHIPS. THREE SHIPS & 228 GUNS TAKEN.' Exergue: '23.D JUNE 1795.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1145 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G.; Kempton, Peter |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Bridport's action off the Ile de Groix, 1795 |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| People: | Hood, Alexander; Hood, Alexander |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |