Chivalry Orders.

Chivalry Orders.-

Four embroidered badges, one for the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, two for the Royal Military Order of Saint Ferdinand and one for the Imperial Order of the Crescent, mounted together, framed and glazed, overall size 33 x 40cm

***The Order of the Crescent was instituted in 1799 by Sultan Selim III when he wished to reward Horatio Nelson for his victory at the Battle of the Nile. None of the existing Ottoman orders could be awarded to non-Muslims, so Selim specially created the Order of the Crescent for Nelson, making him its first Knight and sending him the insignia in August 1799. The Order was subsequently extended to reward further British military successes on land and sea against Napoleon's forces in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1801.

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Dimensions: 33 x 40cm