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Medal commemorating the action off Tory Island 1798 and Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822)
Medal commemorating the action off Tory Island, 1798 and Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822). Obverse: Bust of Sir J.B. Warren (right), pigtail, full uniform, ribbon of K.B. over right shoulder under the coat. Legend: 'SIR I . BORLASE WARREN BART . K . B . REAR ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE.' Reverse: Ireland, her shield near by, sits on a cannon by the seashore, playing the harp with the right hand, while the left holds up a laurel branch. A two-decker (British) under fore topsail, two distant sails. Legend: 'ATTACKED & DEFEATED THE FRENCH SQUADRON ON THE COAST OF IRELAD (sic).' Exergue: 'OCTO 12 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1420 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G. |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Warren's action off Donegal, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Warren, John Borlase; Warren, John Borlase Hancock, J.G. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |