Victories of the Year
Victories of the Year, bronze medal, , 1798, by C. H. Kuchler, bust of George III left, rev. Britannia seated right by a trophy of arms, MARI VICTRIX TERRAQUE INVICTA (VICTORIOUS AT SEA UNVANQUISHED ON LAND), 48 mm (BHM 458). A scratch to the edge of the bust and slightly rubbed on the high points, otherwise about extremely fine. £Sold
Apart from the famous victory at Aboukir Bay, which so captured the public’s imagination, 1798 also witnessed a number of other memorable victories for the British, in particular tthe defeat of the rebellion in Ireland and the capture of Minorca.
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