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.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1544
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
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