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NETHERLANDS: Willem II, 1792-1849, gilt AE medal (11.19g), 1783, AU

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NETHERLANDS: Willem II, 1792-1849, gilt AE medal (11.19g), 1783, AU
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NETHERLANDS: Willem II, 1792-1849, gilt AE medal (11.19g), 1783, Eimer-800, 34mm gilt bronze medal commemorating the "Blockade of Gibraltar and the Sinking of HMS Royal George", view of the Rock of Gibraltar and ships engaged, T GEBLOQUEERDE GIBARALTAR (Gibraltar blockade), "1783" below // The Royal George sinking, ROYAAL GEORGE ADMIRAAL KEMPENFELT (Royal George Admiral Kempenfelt), "1783" below, gilding nearly entirely intact, faint hairlines, AU. This Dutch-made medal draws attention to the two military setbacks of the British Empire in 1782. Spain, in alliance with France, blockaded Gibraltar during the Great Siege of Gibraltar, which took place during the American Revolutionary War; they combined forces to blockade the British-held territory by both land and sea. HMS Royal George sank on August 29, 1782 while anchored at Spithead off Portsmouth. The ship was intentionally rolled (a 'parliamentary heel') so maintenance could be performed on the hull, but the roll became unstable and out of control; the ship took on water and sank. More than 800 people died, making it one of the deadliest maritime disasters in British territorial waters.