a severe defeat. Few ships were taken ; but those which fled
were pursued into the ports and destroyed.
244. B a t t l e o e L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Hercules, seated, I., on a rock, in repose, regards a distant
naval action. Leg. n e He r c u l e s a d v e r su s d u o s . (Not even
Hercules against two.—comp. Erasm. Adag. Cent. I. xxxix.)
Rev. Two fleets engaged, &e.; same as the preceding.
2-1. Bapin, xiii. 6. Yan Loon, IY. 101. Lochner, IY.
81.
MB. 2E. pewter. Hague, ¿E. Bare.
This medal is probably the work of Jan Smeltzing.. The
obverse is complimentary to Louis XIV., who may he considered
as contemplating the loss of his fleet with composure,
as conscious that he was not disgraced by the result
of so unequal an engagement, for not even Hercules, without
aid, could succeed against two, the Hydra and the Crab (See
No. 185). The combined English and Dutch fleets were nearly
double in strength that of France.
245. B a t t l e o p L a H o g u e , May, 1692.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour, with
satyr’s head on the breast and straps on the shoulder, and
mantle. Lccj, "wilhelmvs • iii . d • g . mag • brit | franc . e t
HIB . REX.
Rev. Victory standing, facing, holding laurel wreath and
palm branch : fleet in the distance. Leg. v ic t o r ia e . p r o -
em iv m . a GALL . r e p o r t a t . (The reward of Victory carried off
from France.) Ex. im . cam . m a ii . xxix . 1692. (Ships sunk,
29 May, 1692.)
l -4. Bapin, xiv. 4. Van Loon, IV. 106.
No specimen of this medal has been met with; it is by
Christian Wermuth. The device of the reverse is imitated
from the antique, and has only a general reference to a victory;
the date alone limits it to La Hogue. Van Loon does not
explain the letters in the exergue, which given in full may be
immersis cameris.
246. B a t t l e o p L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair rather loDg, in
armour and mantle. Leg. g u l ie lm u s . i i i . d . g . m . b r it .
FRAN . ET . HIB . REX . P . D . Below, DISHOECKE . F . (Jakob
van Dishoecke fecit.)
Rev. Naval action; in front, a trophy of the arms of England
and Holland surmounted by a naval crown on a trident. Leg.
mar . b r it a n n . p u l s . g a l l . MDCXCii. (France driven from the
British seas, 1692.)
1’5. Bapin, xiii. 12. Van Loon, IV. 104.
MB. 2B. Hague, Ht. P. H. Van Gelder, iR. Gotha, iR.
Munich, iR. Bare.
247. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary, both laureate.
He, hair rather long, wears scale armour and embroidered
mantle: she is draped, with brooch in front. Leg. g u l i : e t
MARTA D . G . M . BRIT : FR : ET HIB : REX, ET REGINA. Below,
i . sm e l t z in g . f . Same as Nos. 201, 215.
Rev. Naval action; in front, a French ship sinking. Leg.
a s s e r t a m a r is im p e r i i g l o r ia . (The glory of the empire of
the sea asserted.) Ex. g a l lo r um c la s s e d e l e t a d .x ix ,x x ix
m a j i . m d c x c ii. (The French fleet defeated, May, 1692.)
2*2. Bapin, xii. 7. Van Loon, IV. 93.
MB. iR, Rare.
This medal refers generally to the battle of La Hogue; the
date is given according to the old and new styles. The legend
is one of the many retorts upon Louis XIV. for his assumed
empire of the sea. (See No. 122.)
248. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Bust of William III., r., hair long, in armour with lion’s
head and straps on the shoulder, and mantle round the breast.