Medal commemorating the British Army in the Peninsula 1808, commemorative medal
Accession Number
NAM.2001-07-154-1
Description
Bronze medal commemorating the arrival of the British Army in the Peninsular, 1808. From a medal group of 4 bronze medals commemorating battles of the Peninsular and the Napoleonic Wars. Part of a series of 40 medals struck in 1820 under the direction of James Mudie, to commemorate the most important military and naval events during the reign of George III. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.
Campaigns
Peninsular War (1808-1814)
People