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Great Britain - 1814

Bataille d`Orthez

Obverse
Obverse:
Victory flying left. BY THE MERCY OF GOD.
Size:
15 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
FEB. 27 / ORTHES / 1814

Bramsen:

Bramsen - 1345
Bataille d'Orthez.
Comme celui du No 1153.
Rev: Dans le champ: FEB. 27 ORTHES 1814.
Médaille, 16 mm. - Inédite; cabinet de l'auteur.

BHM:

Br. 15 published by E. Thomason.
Br. N
AM.

To avoid being outflanked. Marshal Soult retreated to a series of ridges behind the town of Orthez and General Hill was ordered to hold his attention there while other Allied divisions crossed the Gare de Pau river further to the west. When General Hill saw that this crossing had been made, he himself crossed the river two miles upstream, thus capturing the town. The French losses at Orthez amounted to 4,000 men, the Allied losses were 2,164.
   One of a set of medals issued in 1815 (see No. 888).
from British Historical Medals, Volume 1, p. 190