| 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].
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| 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.
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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.
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Gift of Benjamin Franklin. |
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Exhibited in, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World (2005-2007). |
| Subject |
Fleury, François-Louis Teissèydre, vicomte de, b. 1749. |
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Medals. |
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Mars (Roman deity). |
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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 |
