2*25. Rapin, vi. 9. Yan Loon, IY. 5.
MB.JR. Yienna,YR. Gotha, iR. St. Petersburg,.®.
Rare.
135. B a t t l e o f t h e B o y n e , July, 1690.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, &c. ; same as No. 133.
Rev. William on horseback, I., &c.; same as the preceding.
2-25.
MB. JR. Hague, iR. Rare.
These medals were struck upon the battle of the Boyne,
and specify some of its incidents. Lauzun commanded the
French auxiliaries, and when he saw that the day was lost,
counselled James to flee. Marshal Schomberg and Walker, the
celebrated defender of Londonderry, were killed in this battle.
William attacked the army of James so soon after he came
within view of it, that his appearance and his victory were
deemed almost simultaneous, and to that was ascribed the
liberation of Ireland.
136. B a t t l e o p t h e B o y n e , yx July» 1690.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long in front of both
shoulders, in armour and mantle. Leg. gvtlh . h i . d . g .
mag . b e i . p e a n . e t h ie . e e x . On truncation, E . A. F . (R.
Arondeaux fecit.)
Rev. William on horseback, r., crosses the river at the head
of his cavalry; on the opposite bank, the enemy fleeing. Leg.
e t v tjlne ea e t INVXA s p e e n i t . (He despises both wounds and
impassable places.) Ex . e i ic it iacobum e e s t it u it h ib e e n lam .
mdcxc. (He expels James, and restores Ireland, 1690.)
1-9. Rapin, vi. 7. Yan Loon, IY. 5. Old England, II.
249.M
B. ® . Not uncommon.
137. B a t t l e o p t h e B o y n e , July, 1690.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, &c.; similar to the preceding.
Leg. g ij il . m m . b e it . e . d e ia c . e t l u d . t e iu m p .
(William III., King of Great Britain, over James and Louis
triumphant.) On truncation, a r on d ea ux .
Rev. William on horseback, r., crosses the river at the head
of his cavalry, &c.; same as the preceding.
1‘85. Rapin, vi. 8. Yan Loon, IY. 5.
MB. ¿E. cast. Not uncommon.
138. B a t t l e o p t h e B o y n e , - l y J u l y , 1690.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary. He, laureate,
hair long, wears armour with straps on the shoulder, and ample
embroidered mantle round the breast: she is draped. Leg.
GTJLI . E T MABIA D . G . M . BEIT . F E . E T HLB . EEX . E T E E -
GINA. Below, E . ARONDEAUX . P .
Rev. William on horseback, r., crosses the river at the head
of his cavalry, &c.; same as No. 136.
1-9.
MB. M.
The variety with this obverse is very rare. These medals
commemorate William’s charge at the head of his cavalry,
which decided the fate of the day, the flight of James, and the
recoveryof Ireland. The legend on the reverse refers to the
wound in the right shoulder which William received, while
reconnoitring, the evening before the battle, and to the difficulty
of the ground he had to pass in making his attack, a river
deep and dangerous, with rotten banks and bounded by bogs.
139. D e a t h o p S c h om b e e g . - J y J u l y , 1690.
Bust of Marshal Schomberg, three-quarters, r., hair long, in
cravat, armour, and riband across the breast. Leg. f b id e e ic u s
m ab e scha lcu s sc h om b e e g . & c . On truncation, p .h .m. (Philipp
Heinrich Muller.)