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Medal commemorating the 'Mediator' Frigate and Captain J. Wooldridge, 1809
Medal commemorating the 'Mediator' frigate and Captain J. Wooldridge, 1809. Obverse: Fireships bearing down upon the French fleet. Rope border supporting a label below inscribed 'XI APRIL MDCCCIX'. Reverse: Inscription within a wreath of oak and laurel, held together by a scallop shell, 'CAPTAIN JAMES WOOLDRIDGE LED THE BRITISH FIRE SHIPS WHEN FOUR FRENCH SAIL OF THE LINE WERE BURNT UNDER THEIR OWN BATTERIES IN AIX ROADS.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1279 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Action in Basque and Aix Roads, 1809 |
| Vessels: | Mediator (fl.1804) |
| Date made: | 1809 |
| People: | Wooldridge, Jamesfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |