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yarm Valued Member United States 343 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 11:02 am The defeat of the British navy by combined Franco-Spanish forces off the Mediterranean coast of France in 1744 was a huge embarrassment to the British and resulted in the court-marshal of the fleet commander and others. This brass medal appears to weigh in on the culpability for the loss and has letters A through H in various sections of the medal but unfortunately, I've been unable to locate any key to the letters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle...oulon_(1744) Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 12:32 pm Here's the attempt by the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich: Quote: Counter commemorating the action off Toulon, 1744. Obverse: A human body B, suspended from a gallows D; beyond a naval engagement, A and C, one small ship in flames. Exergue: '1743/ 4'. Reverse: Troops drawn up in front of a fortified town E, to which ships F, G are advancing. In foreground other troops H. A lion I, attacking a cock. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 12:40 pm From Hawkins' Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland: Report this Post to the Staff
yarm Valued Member United States 343 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 4:21 pm Thanks, this got me thinking that one of the British "magazines" of the time might have reprinted something. I'm off to look. Report this Post to the Staff
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