On November 2, 1777, Congress resolved to thank Generals Gates, Lincoln, and Arnold for the victory at Saratoga and to mandate that the President give Major General Gates a gold medal in remembrance of the victory.
The medal was not finished until the middle of 1787, and it was shipped to America in August from Paris.
For the Victory at Saratoga, 1777
The medal depicts Gerneral Horatio Gates' bust.
The Latin inscription reads in translation:
The American Congress to Horation Gates, a dauntless general.
When General John Burgoyne, the British Commander, realized that his troops would need winter quarters in the summer of 1777, he chose to seize Albany rather than withdraw to Canada.
Bemis Heights, ten miles south of Saratoga, was the American stronghold, commanded by General Horatio Gates, the recently appointed Commander of the Northern Department. After being forced to retreat to Saratoga, General Burgoyne's attempts to outmaneuver the Americans and make his way to Albany were foiled. The British were essentially surrounded by General Gates, and on October 17, General Burgoyne submitted to Gates and the American army after losing hope that more reinforcements would arrive over the Hudson River.
The Latin inscription reads in translation:
The safety of the Norther Department- The enemy's surrender accepted at Saratoga on the 17th of October 177.
In 1889, the original gold medal was given to the New York Historical Society for preservation. It is likely that during a conflict, designs and a wax model of the Gates' obverse were destroyed.
Source
The United States Mint offered the America's First Medals Collection. These medals honor the American Revolutionary War engagements. Included in the set is this Mead awarded to General Horation Gates. The set was published in 1973 by the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of History and Technology. There is one "medal" with the Department of the Treasury insignia and ten commemorative medals in the set. It also comes with a book detailing the history of each medal written by Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli. With "America's First Medals" on the cover, the book and medals are housed in a classy blue "leather" cover that is tucked inside a white paper sleeve.
I shall feature the medals one by one.
Reference
Medal Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution by Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia109294.html
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