Newps from Countryside, IL
slumlord98
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Maybe not what you were expecting? I was pleasantly surprised to see these. Broke my budget, but ehh, what's a few dollars? Maybe Stacks takes returns.
First up is a medal commemorating Oliver Hazard Perry's actions during the War of 1812 on the Great Lakes. Perry went to Erie to take command of 5 ships being built by master shipbuilder Noah Brown in 1813. He got them fitted and manned by June. They joined up with other vessels and sailed to Detroit, which was being guarded by a British fleet under Barclay. Perry's ship was called the Lawrence after his friend James Lawrence, who had died on the Chesapeake shouting "Don't give up the ship". Perry had a large blue flag with these words, and he planned to raise this flag as the signal to attack. The British ships had guns of longer range, so Perry rushed in to use his guns at close range. The Niagara was supposed to follow him in, but stood back while the Lawrence was gunned to shreds. Perry took his flag and was rowed to the Niagara, which had belatedly moved in. The men remaining on the Lawrence struck the flag, and the British thought the battle was over. But Perry took the Niagara in close, firing broadsides in opposite directions, turning defeat into victory. He issued his report containing the immortal line, "We have met the enemy and they are ours".
Next is a medal of Gen. (and future president) Zachary Taylor. This commemorates his gallantry at Monterey during the Mexican War. Most of my books are still packed, so there is no further info at hand.
First up is a medal commemorating Oliver Hazard Perry's actions during the War of 1812 on the Great Lakes. Perry went to Erie to take command of 5 ships being built by master shipbuilder Noah Brown in 1813. He got them fitted and manned by June. They joined up with other vessels and sailed to Detroit, which was being guarded by a British fleet under Barclay. Perry's ship was called the Lawrence after his friend James Lawrence, who had died on the Chesapeake shouting "Don't give up the ship". Perry had a large blue flag with these words, and he planned to raise this flag as the signal to attack. The British ships had guns of longer range, so Perry rushed in to use his guns at close range. The Niagara was supposed to follow him in, but stood back while the Lawrence was gunned to shreds. Perry took his flag and was rowed to the Niagara, which had belatedly moved in. The men remaining on the Lawrence struck the flag, and the British thought the battle was over. But Perry took the Niagara in close, firing broadsides in opposite directions, turning defeat into victory. He issued his report containing the immortal line, "We have met the enemy and they are ours".
Next is a medal of Gen. (and future president) Zachary Taylor. This commemorates his gallantry at Monterey during the Mexican War. Most of my books are still packed, so there is no further info at hand.
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i will assume it is bronze?
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