laurel-wreathed columns supporting the busts of Marlborough
and Overkirk, and inscribed m a r , ouw. Near Britannia is
crouched her Unicorn, and near Holland her Lion. Below,
CONCORDIA . ANGL . ET . BAT . BRABANT . ET . ELAND LEGITIMO
dom in o r e s . (By the alliance of England and Holland Brabant
and Flanders restored to their legitimate monarch.) Leg. ho c
PR2EF . PATRIAM SERVO— HOC DUCB REGEM . FIRMOp|-INTAMINATIS
f u l g e n t h o n o rlbu s . (Under this command I preserve mv
Country—Under this leading I establish the King—They shine
with unsullied honours.— comp. Hor. Car. III. ii. 18.)
2'8. Rapin, iv. 4. Van Loon, V. 33.
P. H. Van Gelder, A3. cast. Extremely rare.
The obverse represents the successful attack upon the extreme
right of the French, by which the whole of that wing was driven
in confusion behind the village of Ramillies. The legend alludes
to the short possession which the French party had retained
of Brabant and Flanders, and was the expression of an almost
universal feeling that ill-gotten gains are of short duration.
The reverse records the cordial alliance of England and Holland,
and its consequences under the conduct of their respective
generals, Marlborough and Overkirk, who both personally, by
great acts of bravery, contributed much to the success of the
day.
94. V ic t o r ie s o f M a r l b o r o u g h . 1704-6.
Bust of Marlborough, r., hair long, in armour and riband
across the breast. Leg. io h . p . d . m a r l b u r g iu s . This portrait
is on a small medallion having, as supporters, Hercules
and Mars ; above, hovers Fame with a trumpet, a laurel wreath,
and two mural crowns; underneath is a trophy, the shield of
which is inscribed, v ic to r sh a l l em h o g s t e t r am m e l . (Victorious
at Schellenberg, Hochstadt, and Ramillies.) Leg.
a eq u a t m a r l b u r g iu s am b o s . (Marlborough equals both, i. e.
Hercules and Mars.) All within a decorative border, in which
are four emblematical devices : viz. on one side, two quivers;
on the other, a club and a cornucopia; above, two French
sceptres and a mural crown reversed; below, laurel and palm
branches within a mural crown.
No reverse.
2-75.
MB. At. Extremely rare.
This is a plaque, and was probably executed in Germany,
and intended for the lid of a box. It commemorates the
hitherto principal victories of Marlborough. Its date was,
perhaps, in the summer of 1706, as the battle of Ramillies,
which took place y f May, is the last exploit mentioned.
--95. B a t t l e o f R a m il l ie s , and C o n q u e s t o f B r a ba n t , &c .
27May 1 7 „ f i
7 June» 1 1 UDBust
of Marlborough, three-quarters, r., head facing, profusion
of hair, in lace cravat, armour, collar and George of the
Garter. Leg. ioh . d . g . s . r . i . p r . d . marl . exerc .
angl . c . G. Below, * , the mark of Georg Hautsch. Same as
No. 51.
Rev. Mars, carrying in one hand the shields of Brabant,
Flanders, and the Marquisate of Antwerp, and in the other a
trophy of captured arms, marches, I., rapidly over prostrate
foes. Leg. p r e t iv m n o n v il e laborvm . (N o worthless reward
of his labours.) Ex. g a l l is a c ie d e v ic t is . b ra b a n t ia .
FLANDR, ET . ANTWERP . XV . DIER . SP . EREPT . 1706. (The
French defeated in battle, Brabant, Flanders, and Antwerp
rescued in the space of fifteen days.)
Edge, m a r t e f e r o x , e t v i n c i n e s c i v s a rm i s . v ie s . (Fierce
in battle, and ignorant of defeat in arms.— Virgil.)
1-45. Snelling, xxii. 8. Rapin, iv. 6. Van Loon, V. 33.
Thes. Num. 587.
MB. At. pewter (two varieties). Rare.
There are two varieties of the reverse of this medal differing
but very slightly. It was struck in honour of Marlborough,
who, in the space of fifteen days after the battle of Ramillies,
secured, for the Archduke Charles, Brabant, Flanders, and the
city of Antwerp, the siege of which place he had calculated
would delay him a month. The edge anticipates the remark