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Medal commemorating the Battle of Aboukir, 1798 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone (1746-1823) and General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801)
Medal commemorating the Battle of Aboukir, 1798 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone (1746-1823) and General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Keith in a pigtail, uniform and order (left). Legend: 'LORD KEITH K . B . VICE ADMIRAL OF THE RED.' Reverse: A Highland soldier (left) mourning beside the general's monument-an urn with a profile portrait, standing on a plinth with a relief of Abercromby falling mortally wounded from his horse. A trophy is placed behind the monument. Legend: '1801 . SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY WOUNDED MARCH 21 DIED MARCH 28.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1544 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G. |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| People: | Elphinstone, George Keith; Elphinstone, George Keith Abercromby, Ralph Hancock, J.G. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |