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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the Battle of Wagram, 1809, Manfredini, Milan Mint, Bramsen 862, Julius 2112, d`Essling 1243, Bronze 40 mm, weight 40,93 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.
"The Battle of Wagram (July 5-6, 1809) was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and ended in a decisive victory for Emperor Napoleon I`s French and Allied army against the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen. The battle virtually spelled the destruction of the Fifth Coalition, the Austrian and British-led alliance against France" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wagram