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Order of the Two Sicilies, Italy 1808-1813, Capt H Molloy, 60th Regiment of Foot
Order of the Two Sicilies, Italy, order, foreign award
Accession Number

NAM.1974-02-18-1

Description

Order of the Two Sicilies, Italy 1808-1813; said to have been taken from a French officer by Capt H Molloy of the 60th Regiment of Foot at Vittoria, 1813. A gold five-pointed star, two points uppermost, infilled with red enamel, with ball-tipped points - the ball-tip of the lowest point missing. Standing between the two upper arms a gold eagle with wings displayed, the wings penetrating the two upper points. Gold ring fitting and large gold loop attached to the head of the eagle. Obverse: Centrally upon the star a gold horse rampant upon a frosted silver ground within a blue enamelled circlet. Reverse: In the centre of the red enamelled star, a gold Triquetra upon a frosted silver ground within a blue enamelled circlet. A huge amount of booty was discarded by the army of Joseph Bonaparte after this battle and the pursuit of the retreating French was held up while Wellington’s troops stopped to pocket plunder.

Events

Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)