Naval Action off Tory Island 1798 Naval Action off Tory Island 1798 38mm diameter in bronze, by T. Wyon
Obverse: Bust three-quarters facing, uniformed, SR. J.R. WARREN BARONET . K.B. THE LORD OF HOSTS IS WITH US.
Reverse: A Naval engagement, THE SISTER COUNTRY AGAOIN RESCUED FROM INVASION. In Exergue: BREST SQADRON DEFEAT'D OFF TORY ISLAND OCTOBER. 12 .1798, in 3 lines, BHM 456, Eimer 896.
A number of scratches, edge wear with a few edge knocks, otherwise very fine.
The Battle of Tory Island (also known as the Battle of Donegal, Battle of Lough Swilly or Warren's Action) was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of County Donegal, then in the Kingdom of Ireland. The last action of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Battle of Tory Island ended the final attempt by the French Navy to land substantial numbers of soldiers in Ireland during the war.
