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De Fleury at Stony Point Medal.
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Creator
Duvivier, Benjamin, 1730-1819, engraver.
Title
De Fleury at Stony Point Medal.
Publisher
Paris
Date
1780
Physical Description
1 3/4 inches (diameter0.
Is referenced by
Clain-Stefanelli, Vladimir. Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, 1973, p. 14-15 [A3831.O].
Notes
Reads, "Virtutis Et Audaclae Monum. Et Praemium" and "D. De Fleury Equitt Gallo Primo Super Muros Resp. Americ D.D." Translation: "A memorial and reward for bravery and boldness—The American Republic presented this award to M. de Fleury, a French officer, who as the first scaled the walls." Mars is depicted on the ruin of the fort treading on the British flag with his sword raised. Reverse reads, "Aggeres Paludes Hostes Victi” “STONY PT EXPUGN xv Jul MDCCLXXIX." Translation: "Fortifications, marshes, and the enemy overcome—Stony Point taken by assault, July 15th, 1779." Depicts the fort of Stony Point and the enemy’s vessels on the river below it.
On July 26, 1779, Congress decided to reward Lieutenant Colonel Fleury for bravery in the attack of the fort at Stony Point. Benjamin Franklin, in Paris, employed Benjamin Duvivier, Chief Engraver at the Paris Mint, to create the medal. This medal is the first ever struck by a Resolution of Congress.
Gift of Benjamin Franklin.
Exhibited in, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World (2005-2007).
Subject
Fleury, François-Louis Teissèydre, vicomte de, b. 1749.
Medals.
Mars (Roman deity).
Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779.
Geographic subject
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Genre
Commemorative medal.
Associated name
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner.
Location
OBJ 878
Accession number
OBJ 878
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