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Medal commemorating Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822) and the action off Tory Island, 1798
Medal commemorating Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822) and the action off Tory Island, 1798. Obverse: The Bust of Sir J. B. Warren, (three-quarter left), shoulders square, hair short, full uniform. Legend: 'SR. J. B. WARREN BARONET. K. B.' Below: 'THE LORD OF HOSTS IS WITH US.' Reverse: A running fight between a British and French line-of-battle ship, the latter partially dismasted. Legend: 'THE SISTER COUNTRY AGAIN RESCUED FROM INVASION.' Exergue: 'BREST SQUADRON DEFEATD. OFF TORY ISLAND OCTOBER. 12. 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2941 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Warren's action off Donegal, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Warren, John Borlase; Warren, John Borlase |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |