NAM.1963-11-40-1

Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Presentation sword, 1806; similar to Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry sword; blade is curved and single edged, with blued, gilded and engraved decoration, including the figure of Britannia, the royal coat of arms, motto, a winged putti and other mythological figures, a couchant sphinx, the cypher of George III, the owner’s cypher and the dedication; ornate stirrup guard; ivory chequered grip; made by R Teed; presented to Lt Col J Moore, 23rd Regiment of Light Dragoons, for his conduct at the Battle of Maida, 4th July 1806, by the Patriotic Fund at Lloyds.

Maida, Battle of, 1806 (Napoleonic Wars, Italy 1806)