William in his strong camp is represented by the porcupine,
which is so armed, that its enemies must suffer severely in
their attacks upon i t ; and Luxembourg sustained such serious
loss in his attack upon William, that he was compelled to
remain inactive.
- 303. B a t t l e os’ L a n d e n . July, 1693.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour,
with lion’s head and straps on the shoulder, and mantle with
embroidered edge round the breast. Leg. in v ic t is s im v s g v il -
l e lm v s mag . Below, monogram, ¿KjJF. (Jan Boskam fecit.)
Same as No. 287.
Rev. Falcon flying, I., pouncing upon a heron, which receives
it upon its beak : distant towns and battle. Leg. e o b t i . sic .
v ic to k . v in c it v b . a r t . (Thus the victor is vanquished by
courageous skill.) Ex. x x ix . tvl . m d c x c i i i . i . boskam . f .
2’35. Bapin, xv. 1. Yan Loon, IY. 140.
MB. JR. • Hague, JR. P. H. Yan Gelder, JR.
Brussels, JR. Gotha, JR. Rare.
When a heron is hard pressed it throws itself upon its back
in the air and receives the falcon upon the point of its beak;
William is the heron who so severely punished Luxembourg,
when he attacked him at Landen, that he was unable to
prosecute the original objects of the campaign, and remained
inactive. Thus, though Luxembourg was the conqueror at
the moment, his plans were defeated by the courage and skill
of William.
304. B a t t l e o f L a n d e n . July, 1693.
Bust of Louis XIV., r., hair long, no drapery. Leg. lv d o -
VICVS MAGNVS BEX.
Rev. Falcon flying, r., pouncing upon a heron, which receives
it upon its beak: distant town and battle. Leg. e x voto fa t vm .
(A wished-for fate.) Ex. po g n : ad la n d : x x ix iu l : m d c x c i i i .
(Battle of Landen, 29 July, 1693.)
1’5. Yan Loon, IV. 140.
No specimen of this medal has been met with : it was executed
in Holland, the reverse being taken from the preceding
one.
The obverse is the usual one upon the satirical medals of
Louis XIV., who is here represented as a falcon suffering from
the defensive beak of the heron, William. The legend asserts
that his punishment was agreeable to all Europe. The battle
was variously called after Landen, Neerhospen, or Neerwinden,
at each of which places the action was fiercely contested.
305. B a t t l e o f L a n d e n . July, 1693.
Bust of Louis XIV., r., hair high and long, in armour and
mantle tied in a knot on the shoulder. Leg. lvdovicvs
MAGNVS . BEX . c h b is t ia n is s im v s . Below, B. (Henri Roussel.)
Rev. Trophy of captured arms. Leg. caesa . h o s t . xx .
MILL . TORMENTA . BELL . CAPT . LXXVT . SIGNA . BELATA . XC.
(Twenty thousand enemies slain, seventy-six cannon taken,
ninety standards carried off.) Ex. d e f o e d e r a t is . ad . n e b -
v in d am . m .d c .x c i i i . (From the Confederates at Neerwinden,
1693.) m o la e t . F .
2-75. Med. Louis XIV., fol. 249.
MB. JE. Rare.
The illustration in the Med. Louis XIV., fol., has the usual
different type for the obverse. The reverse of this medal was
designed by Sebastian Le Clerc. His original sketch, which
consisted of a trophy and the legend, castra 'h o s t ivm e x p v g -
nata a c ie s st r a ta (The camp of the enemy captured, its army
scattered), having been considered too meagre in design, he
was directed to execute another similar to that commemoratincr
the battle of Steinkirk, and in the legend to give the number
of cannons, standards, and drums taken from the enemy. The
medal, as described above, corresponds most minutely with
Le Clerc’s second design, which, as well as his-first sketch, is
given in his MS. work in the British Museum.