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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze Medal commemorating Napoleon's entry into Vienna, 1809
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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating Napoleon's entry into Vienna, 1809, by Andrieu, Denon, Bramsen 847, Julius 2085, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,44 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.
Gate of Saint Martin at Paris was erected in 1764, as a Triumphal Arch. This gate was the grand entrance into Paris from all parts of Flanders. "The prediction of Napoleon, on the commencement of the second Austrian campaign, was fully verified after the disastrous defeat of the Austrians at Abensberg and Eckmuhl. In his proclamation, dated at Hatisbon, April 24th, 1809, he there stated, that before two months should elapse, he would be with his army at Vienna; subsequent events proved the prediction to be correct. On the 10th of May, his advanced guard appeared before Vienna, and on the 13th, after a feeble resistance, the Austrian capital agreed to a capitulation" Laskey p. 162 source: museumsvictoria.com.au
10 May 1809 – General Oudinot's division enters the suburbs of Vienna. – 11 May 1809 – Installation of Napoleon at Schoenbrunn Palace. – 12 May 1809 – Napoleon gives order to bomb Vienna. The Archduke Maximilian abandons his troops. – 13 May 1809 – The capitulation is signed in Vienna at 2 AM. The gates of the city are occupied by Oudinot at 6 AM. New proclamation of Napoleon to his army: "The princes of the House of Lorraine gave up their capital town, not as soldiers who give honor to the circumstances and setbacks of the war, but as perjuries pursued by their own remorse ... Soldiers! Be kind to the poor peasants and the good people who both claim to our esteem. Do not keep any pride in our success, but it shows evidence of this justice that punishes the ungrateful and perjury." source: napoleon-empire.net
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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating Napoleon's entry into Vienna, 1809, by Andrieu, Denon, Bramsen 847, Julius 2085, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,44 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.