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Medal commemorating Commodore Thomas Truxton (1755-1822 ) and the action between USS 'Constellation' and 'La Vengeance', 1800
Medal commemorating Commodore Thomas Truxton (1755-1822) and the action between USS 'Constellation' and 'La Vengeance', 1800. Obverse: Bust of Commodore Thomas Truxton in uniform (left). Reverse: Port-quarter view of 'Vengeance' (left) and stern view of USS 'Constellation' (right), both partially dismasted. Exergue: 'BY VOTE OF CONGRESS TO THOMAS TRUXTON 24 MAR. 1800.' The action fought off Guadeloupe.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2486 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Vengeance, 1800 |
| Vessels: | Constellation 1797 (USS); Vengeance (1794) |
| Date made: | 1800 |
| People: | Truxton, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 57 mm |