St.Jean D’ Acre Medal 1840
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St.Jean D' Acre Medal 1840. Old Silver toned medal, unamed as issued. In Very Good Condition.
Contemporary Silver straight bar, on old faded original ribbon for wearing on uniform.
Issued in Silver to Junior Officers who were in possession of the Naval General Service medal 1793-1840, clasp Syria.
Awarded by the Sultan Of Turkey to British forces, under Sir Charles Napier, for the liberation of this important city on the Syrian coast from Egyptian Forces, after eight years of occupation. This campaign was part of a larger British effort to secure the Mediterranean and support the Ottoman Empire against regional threats.
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