{"product_id":"rarecoins-c4a-essex-light-dragoons-a-group-of-three-volunteer-medals","title":"Essex Light Dragoons, a group of three Volunteer medals. French Revolutionary Wars.","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssex Light Dragoons, a group of three Volunteer medals: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSilver engraved medal (1795), 52mm., with reeded rim, a crown surmounting a garter with usual motto, within the garter the emblem of Essex (3 sceaxes), below on a scroll ‘Tebor’; rev: ‘Essex Light Dragoons. Reward for Military Virtue from Col. Montague Burgoyne’, surrounded by a palm wreath, small loop for suspension; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esilver engraved medal (1799), inscribed ‘Courage Tempered by Humanity. Swords June 24th 1799’; rev: ‘A Token of Merit Coll. M. Burgoyne to Serjt. Jn o. Jennings Essex Lt. Ds.’, pierced and fitted with small ring and later silver bar suspension (from a Military Cross); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStruck copper medal circa 1800, 40mm, similar in design to the engraved medal of 1795,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in March 1794 by Montague Burgoyne, of Harlow, the Essex Light Dragoons saw service in Ireland at the time of the French invasion in 1798. It was disembodied sometime in 1799 and, to mark the occasion each officer and man who had served throughout the regiment’s existence was presented with a medal by their Commanding Officer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last fine, otherwise very fine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx-Jack Webb Collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ex Spinks. 1\/24 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferenced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBalmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, V333, Add 171, and V334C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e served in the Essex Light Dragoons, being promoted to Sergeant in June 1798 and to Quartermaster in January 1800. Swords is a village on the road to Lusk, about 10 miles north of Dublin. In the period covering the date shown on his Medal, 24 June 1799, he is shown as being on ‘Detachment, Man of War,’ but note that Man of War is a small hamlet, part of Lusk.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn interesting and rare group of volunteer medals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"RARECOINS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505027322025,"sku":"RC-C4A-M-B340-T1","price":529.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0746\/7522\/4745\/files\/210_9_9c69c720-41d2-4f8d-b481-04d9b63db8d9.jpg?v=1790912145","url":"https:\/\/rarecoins.shop\/products\/rarecoins-c4a-essex-light-dragoons-a-group-of-three-volunteer-medals","provider":"rarecoins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}