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Auction: 9024 - The Property of a Gentleman Orders, Decorations and Campaign Medals
Lot: 101

Spanish Medal for Bagur and Palamos 1810, 46mm, silver, reverse engraved with the initials ´JD´ and a sprig of laurel to either side, slightly worn, nearly very fine and rare, with original eyelet and ring suspension Estimate £ 700-800 This medal was awarded by the Spanish Government in gold and silver to the crews of H.M. Ships Ajax, Cambrian and Kent for their part in expelling the French from Catalonia on the 10th and 14th September 1810. At Bagur Spanish forces in conjunction with British Marines defeated a French detachment and destroyed a battery. Palamos was similarly captured from the French. Provenance: Spink December 1971

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