The Duke of Wellington "Victories in the Peninsula and French campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars" Copper Commemorative Box

Early 19th Century Duke of Wellington bronze box medal featuring a portrait of Arthur Wellesley on the lid and a paper disc insert listing the individual battles of the Peninsular and French campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

Originally contained 14 paper discs detailing specific campaigns and major victories from the Peninsular War and French campaigns.

Included in the one offered tonight:

• Rolica & Vimiera — August 17th & 21st 1808
  
• Almeida — May 11th 1811
• Madrid — August 14 1812
  
• Vittoria — June 21st 1813
• Pyrenees — July 25 - 28th 1813
• St. Sebastian — September 9th 1813
• Biddafsoa — October 9th 1813
  
• Neive — December 9 - 13th 1813
• Orthes — February 27th 1814
  
• Toulouse — April 10th 1814
• Waterloo — June 18th 1815

Not included:

• Corunna — January 16th 1809
• Oporto — May 12th 1809
• Talavera — July 27th 1809
• Buzaco — September 27th 1810
• Coimbra — October 7th 1810
• Fuente De Honor — May 5th 1811
• Albuhera — May 16th 1811
• Arroyo Del Molino — October 28th 1811
• Ciudad Rodrigo — January 19th 1812
• Badajos — April 6th 1812
• Almaraz — May 19th 1812
• Salamanca — July 22nd 1812
• Castalla — May 12th 1813
• Pampeluna — October 31st 1813
• Barrosa — March 5 1814

Embossed on the back:

BY HIS CONSUMMATE SKILL AS A GENERAL, HE HAS RAISED THE BRITISH ARMY TO THE HIGHEST EXCELLENCE, & HIMSELF THE MOST NOBLE, & EXALTED HERO, IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY.

Size: 1.75"

Shipping: $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping.