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Capitulation of Towns on the River Meuse, 1702.
Capitulation of Towns on the River Meuse, 1702, Silver Medal by J Croker, bust left, ANNA. DEI. GRA. MAG: BR: FRA: ET. HIB: REG: REGINA, rev. the bombardment of a fortified city, VIRES. ANIMVMQVE. MINSTRAT. etc, 36mm. (Eimer 396; MI ii 241/26). Old collection toning, about extremely fine, somewhat scarce.
The Meuse marked the Low Countries' eastern frontier. The Dutch and British land campaign of 1702 saw Kaiserwerth, Venlo, Roermond, Stevensweert and Liège taken, reinforcing this line as a strategic barrier.