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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