Cross for the Battle of Ordal, Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0147.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gold/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: BATALLA DEL ORDAL 13 DE SBRE DE 1813 Rev: REY, PATRIA O LA MUERTE
Image Licensing

This image/illustration is attributed to “Abbildungen zur chronic sämtlicher Ritter Orden und Ehrenzeichen Souveraine and Regerungen, Seiner Majestat dem Konige Von Presussen Freiderich Wilhelm IV gewidmet von H. Schulze, Lieutenant in der Landwehr Artillerie”, published in 1835 in Berlin. This image has been cropped. This resource is in the public domain in all countries where the copyright is the author’s term of life plus 70 years.

History

The Cross for the Battle of Ordal was instituted in Spain by Fernando VII on May 1, 1815. It was conferred upon the Spanish forces led by Don José Torres who fought against French troops in the Battle of Ordal at Catalonia on September 12 and 13, 1813.

The Cross features an obverse inscription that translated to "Battle of Ordal September 13, 1813," and a reverse inscription that translates to "King, Fatherland or Death."

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