Sujet

Decoration of the Mejidie, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Decoration of the Mejidie, 1854. Order of the Medjidie - Turkish medal presented by Abdulmejid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, to British naval officer Montagu O'Reilly for his service during the Crimean War. 'Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, with the discernment of a keen diplomatist, observed that Lieut. O'Reilly seized every opportunity to earn for his Captain and himself "a place in the world's eye;" and, therefore, his Lordship made a passage for the Lieutenant to the Sultan. On the 6th of February last, his Majesty granted to Lieut. O'Reilly, at his palace on the Bosphorus, a private audience...A short time after this interview the decoration of the Mejidie was sent to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe for Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly as an acknowledgment "for special service in the Black Sea".' From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_384

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Format disponible

5,9Mo (407,8Ko) / 10,5cm x 14,1cm / 1246 x 1663 (300dpi)

Mots clés

country Turkey British decoration Turkish war location century empire Britain newspapers press order concept medal medals Navy decorated B&W warfare naval warfare 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector Illustrated London News Ottoman Empire ILN newspaper engraving Crimean War Unknown Mahmud Montagu O'Reilly Abdulmejid I Abdülmecid Han bin Mahmud Abdulmecid Han bin Mahmud Abdülmecid Han bin Abdulmecid Han bin 19th-century Order of the Medjidie Montagu O'Reilly Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly