Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 1781
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 59v
Additional Source Text:
"Reverse a victory holding a crown of Laurel Standing on a trophy of arms, round pugna ad Seneffem."
Notes:
This French jetton, 1674, commemorated the Battle of Seneffe, which took place on 11 Aug 1674 near Seneffe in present-day Belgium during the 1672-1678 Franco-Dutch War. It was fought between a primarily French force and a combined Dutch, Imperial, and Spanish force. Seneffe was the most expensive in terms of casualties, although estimates vary considerably. Both sides claimed victory, though neither gained an advantage.
