1801 Sultan’s Medal for Egypt

The Sultan’s Medal for Egypt /Vaka-i Misriye Madalyası/ was awarded by Sultan Selim III of Turkey to British Officers and NCOs for their participation in the Turkish campaign against the French in Egypt in 1801. This medal was made in five gold versions for award to different ranks of commissioned officers, and one silver version for award to sergeants and corporals. Medals were also awarded to commanders serving in the Ottoman army.

Gold medal with 10 Diamonds.

Medal awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. Moore's division bore the brunt of the French attack at the Battle of Alexandria on 21 March 1801. He was one of 500 British Navy and Army personnel who received this medal from the Ottoman Sultan in recognition of services rendered during the Egyptian campaign.

Collection of National Army Museum, London.

 

Gold medal with 4 Diamonds.

Size 42mm.
Weight 20 g.

 

Gold Medal.

Awarded to Captain Alexander Godley, 28th (or North Gloucester) Regiment of Foot, 1801.

Collection of National Army Museum, London.

 

Gold medal awarded to Captain Philip Beaver R.N. (1766-1813).

Size 54 mm.

Spink-made folding glazed easel case.

 

Gold medal with additional engraving "Lieut. Thos. Rynd 10th Regt. Egypt".
Original chain replaced with gold ring and gold straight bar suspension fitted with contemporary ribbon.

Size 48mm.

Major Thomas Rynd, 1777-1848, of Ryndville, County Meath, Lieut. by purchase 10th Foot 15/3/1798 and served until 1805. During this time the regiment was engaged in the Egypt campaign. Exch. to the newly formed 100th Foot in 1805 as Captain. The regiment saw service in Canada from 1806-1816 though the 'Aeneas' carrying troops of the 100th was wrecked on the Newfoundland coast with the loss of some 270 officers and men of the regiment. Presumably served throughout as casualty/desertion returns for the war with America show losses in Capt/Major Rynd's Coy. including the storm of Fort Niagara. The regiment were also engaged at Sackett's Harbor and especially at Chippawa where they suffered heavy casualties. Thought to have resigned his majority on the regiment's return in 1816 and certainly does not appear on the H.P. list after this time. Known to be residing in Toulouse in the 1822 (birth of child) and thereafter Belle View, New Ground, Guernsey.​

Complete group of his awards.

Crimea clasp Sebastopol, with original ribbon & silver buckle engraved 'Mckay Rynd, Captn. 62nd. Regt' Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, with silver buckle, Turkey, Order of Mejidie, 5th class breast badge, Crimea convex issue, with silver buckle and reverse engraved 'Major McKay Rynd 62nd. Regt.' I.G.S. 1854.

 

Gold medal.

Size 55 mm.
Weight 44.3 g.

 

Medal awarded to a Commander (future Rear-Admiral) John Hill.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Nile, Egypt (John Hill, Lieut.);
Sultan's Medal for Egypt 1801 in gold, size 48 mm;
Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798 in silver, size 48 mm.​

Rear-Admiral Sir John Hill (c. 1774 – 20 January 1855) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Hill entered the navy at a young age, probably after a period of being nominally on naval ships in order to gain seniority. He served on several ships during the years of peace between the end of the American War of Independence and the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, and was promoted to lieutenant shortly after the outbreak of the latter conflict. He served in the English Channel and the Mediterranean, and was one of the officers of HMS Minotaur at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. He was promoted to commander for his good service in the battle, but only commanded one ship, the troopship HMS Heroine, before the Peace of Amiens.

He distinguished himself in the service of the Transport Board during the Napoleonic Wars, overseeing the movement of troops to and from continental Europe and earning the thanks of Swedish royalty and the Duke of Wellington. Advanced to post-captain, he continued in this role for some years after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, until being appointed Captain-Superintendent of Deptford Victualling Yard. The remainder of his career was spent ashore at the navy's dockyards, moving to Sheerness Dockyard and then back to Deptford. He was knighted for his services in 1831, and while at Sheerness in 1838, oversaw preparations for selling HMS Temeraire. He retired in 1851 with the rank of rear-admiral and died in 1855.​