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Sultan's Gold Medal for Egypt, awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, 1801

Moore's division bore the brunt of the French attack at the Battle of Alexandria on 21 March 1801. He was one of 500 British Navy and Army personnel who received this medal from the Ottoman Sultan in recognition of services rendered during the Egyptian campaign.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-10-61-6

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-61-6