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Charles Alexander, Duke of Lorraine, crosses the Rhine with an Austrian army and takes Hagenau, Weissenburg, and Lauterburg
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Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man (incorrectly named Karel Hendrik in the inscription) within an inscription. Reverse: Duke Charles comes flying over the Rhine in the guise of Bellona, holding thunderbolts in one hand, which she throws at a fleeing army in the background, and in the other hand three shields with inscriptions, under her the Rhine god raises his hands in astonishment, while he leans on a water jug within an inscription; margin: inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKarel Alexander, hertog van Lotharingen steekt met een Oostenrijks leger de Rijn over en neemt Hagenau, Weissenburg en Lauterburg in. 1744. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
