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№ 129

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6 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£50

Dupré, Augustin (French, 1748-1833); b. Saint-Etienne

U.S.A., Battle of Cowpens, 1781, a contorniate restrike bronze medal after A. Dupré for the Club Français de la Médaille, Daniel Morgan standing right, receiving a crown of laurels from a native American female standing left, military trophies behind, rev. view of the battle, Morgan leading his troops on horseback, edge impressed cuivre ee - 150 and cornucopia, 68mm, 116.67g (CGMP p.305; cf. Betts 593; cf. iNumis MBS 19, 2336). About extremely fine; in original red card box of issue £40-£60

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bt Simmons, June 2015

Edition of 150. The Battle of Cowpens - fought on 17 January 1781 between American patriot forces under Brigadier-General Daniel Morgan (1735-1802) and British forces under Lt-Col Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina - was a turning point in the American reconquest of South Carolina from the British, with Tarleton's forces almost completely eliminated.