Medal. English Army Re-Enters Hanover, 1814

English Army Re-Enters Hanover, 1814, a white metal medal by T. Webb & J.J. Barre for D. Mudie, uniformed bust of the Duke of Cambridge facing left, rev. Britannia seated feeding horses, 41mm (British Historical Medals (BHM) 777; E 1058), some pitting, very fine

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Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) was the seventh son of George III. He served as a Colonel and Major General in the Hanoverian army during the campaign of 1794-95. In 1803 the Duke was appointed Colonel in Chief of the King’s German Legions, a force in British pay. In 1814, the French were expelled from Hanover, and the Duke took command there later advancing to Viceroy. This medal was one of Mudie’s series of National Medals issued in 1820. The reverse of this medal shows the Entry of the English into Hanover, which is allegorized by Britannia giving succour to the Hanoverian Horses.