France. A Medal Of The 1859 Italian Campaign United Republic of War Medal (in silver

War Medal (in silver

Captain Malcolm Peake was noted as an officer seconded "for service in the Egyptian Army"

99 mm (w) x 59

Manitoba and was briefly hospitalized there with a "Cold" on September 14 and 15

France. A Medal Of The 1859 Italian Campaign United Republic of War Medal (in silverIn silver, engraver marked "BARRE" on the obverse, 30. 5 mm, original ribbon, surface wear, very fine. The Commemorative Medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence. Early in 1815, there was a powerful popular movement in favour of national unification throughout the Italian peninsula. This idea, championed by the King of Sardinia Victor