camps. Leg. v t s e s e t e r t iv s addat dvx d e v s . (May God
add himself as a third leader.) Below, monogram of m b .
(Martin Brunner.)
Rev. View of the battle of Blenheim, cavalry charging: the
Danube in the distance. Upper leg.—
SOCrVM COMITANTIBVS AEMXS
TEVTONI® TANTIS SE TOLLIT GLORIA REBVS.
(The arms of the Allies assisting, the glory of Germany exalts
itself by such great achievements.—comp. Virg. Aen. iv. 48.)
Lower leg. ad h ö c h s t e t . 13 . avg . 1704. (At Hochstädt,
13 Aug. 1704.)
Edge, e v g e n i i v ir t v s co e lo m is s iq v e io h a n n is . (The valour
of Eugene and of John sent from Heaven.) g . f . n . (Georg
Friedrich Nürnberger.)
1-85. Rapin, iii. 2. Yan Loon, IY. 424. Thes. Num.
889.
MB. At. Hunter, At. (edge plain). Vienna, At.
Very rare.
On the eve of the battle, Marlborough “ devoted part of the
night to prayer, and towards morning received the sacrament.”
(Coxe, Mem. of Marlborough, Yol. I. p. 286.) In the morning,
while waiting an appointed communication from Prince Eugene,
“ he ordered the chaplains to perform the usual service at the
head of each regiment, and implore the favour of heaven ”—
ibid. p. 295. The inscription on the edge, “ c o e lo m is s iq v e
io h a n n is , ” is a somewhat profane application to Marlborough
of the words used concerning St. John the Baptist. (See St.
John, i. 6,)
58. B a t t l e o f B l e n h e im , August, 1704.
Two Victories support three shields bearing the portraits of
EVGEN . DVX . SABAVD.— LVDOV . WILH . MARCH . BADEN.— IOHANN .
dvx . m a r l e b v r g . A band beneath is inscribed, h i s t v t e l a -
r ib v s . (With these protectors.) Leg. pro bata soc iorvm v ir t v s
f id e s q v e . (The valour and faith of the Allies is proved.)
Ex. FRANCONIA se rv a ta . sv evia LiBERATA . 1704. (Franconia
preserved, Swabia delivered.)
Rev. The Genius of the Danube contemplating Victory,
seated amidst a pile of arms, and inscribing on a shield x i i i
AVG. Leg. TALLARD . FR . MARESCH . OVM MVLT . DVCIB . ET .
x m il l ib . m il it . c a p t is . (Tallard, Marshal of France, with
many generals and 10,000 soldiers made prisoners.) Ex.
g a l l is ba va r isq ve d e v io t is . (The French and the Bavarians
defeated.)
Edge. Chronogrammatic. D e f e n s a f o r t I t e r C ontra gaL -
L os e t boI oarI os g e rM anI a. (Germany bravely protected
against the French and the Bavarians, M D C L L in i= 1704.) f . k .
(Friedrich Kleinert.)
1-75. Rapin, iii. 1. Van Loon, IV. 424. Thes. Num.
388. Lochner, IV. 121.
MB. At. wood. Vienna, At. Gotha, At. Very rare.
This medal was executed at Nuremberg, and is one of the
Kleinert series. (See No. 50, Vol. I. p. 675.) It was also
struck in wood for use as a draughtsman. Some of the
effects of the battle were the prevention of the French from
making incursions into Franconia by depriving them of the
command of the Danube, and the liberation of Swabia by
driving them across the Rhine. The Margrave of Baden was
not engaged at Blenheim, and took no part with Eugene and
Marlborough in the victory. He was jealous of their fame,
and therefore thwarted rather than assisted them, and it was
with joy that Eugene and Marlborough saw him depart a few
days before the battle to undertake the siege of the fortress of
Ingoldstadt.
59. D a n is h A u x il ia r ie s at B l e n h e im . August, 1704.
Victory approaches Dania, seated I., murally crowned, her
left hand resting on her shield, and presents her with a wreath
and a trophy. Leg. maxima s e d m u l to danorum sa n g u in e
pa r t a . (Avery great [victory], but purchased with much Danish
blood.) Ex. socns danorum a rm is . d . 13 . aug . m d c c h i i .
(To the auxiliary troops of Denmark, 13 Aug. 1704.)
Rev. Inscription, augmi? s e p t e n t r io n is monarch.® . f r id e -