France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze Medal commemorating the camp of Boulogne and the planned invasion of England, 1804
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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the camp of Boulogne and the planned invasion of England, 1804, by Jeuffroy and Jaley, Denon, Bramsen 318, Julius 1248, Bronze 41 mm, weight 37,41 g., Condition XF, nice brown patina with luster. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.
The Boulogne camp may designate two military camps around Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. The first camp was prepared by Julius Caesar in 54 BC to prepare the fleet for his second expedition to Britain. One hypothesis is that Julius Caesar set up his camp at the current location of the old City of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Some historians believe that the Old City was built on the camp; at a vicinity to Itius port which he cites in Chapter IV of its Gallic Wars. The second camp was established by Bonaparte (Napoleon 1st) in 1803, and continued by Napoleon until 1805. This was where he assembled the "Grand Army", or Army of the ocean, to invade Britain. On May 16, 1803, the British, without previous declaration of war, seized a hundred French and Batavian ships. France declared war on England then. Bonaparte then chose Boulogne-sur-Mer as a base for attacks against England. The Boulogne camp housed about 60,000 soldiers in 1805, it was divided into two large camps : one was on the left bank of the Liana, near d'Outreau, the other was in the area of Vallon Terlincthun and the plateau of the tour d'Order. At the top of the cliff were the command barracks, including that of Napoleon, but the headquarters was located at Castle of Pont-de-Briques. source: wikipedia