Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), The Capture of St Eustatius, bronze medal, undated (1781), uniformed bust right in tricorn hat, rev. HMS Sandwich in action, RODNEY FOR EVER, 33mm. (BHM.233; MH.386; Betts -; Eimer 789; Ford XIV 427-431), an unusually sharp specimen, small piercing above tricorn hat, very little wear and good very fine
St. Eustatius was the centre for Dutch trade in the West Indies and whilst the harbour was protected by three Dutch warships, it sheltered more than a hundred merchant vessels, many of which traded munitions and other merchandise with the United States. Rodney interrupted the Dutch-American trade, especially of arms and munitions destined for the armies of George Washington.
(100-150 GBP)
St. Eustatius was the centre for Dutch trade in the West Indies and whilst the harbour was protected by three Dutch warships, it sheltered more than a hundred merchant vessels, many of which traded munitions and other merchandise with the United States. Rodney interrupted the Dutch-American trade, especially of arms and munitions destined for the armies of George Washington.
(100-150 GBP)