Colonel William Washington at Cowpens Medal

Value of 1781 Lieutenant Colonel William Washington at Cowpens Medal

This meal commemorates the Battle at Cowpens in 1781. Obverse features William Washington on horseback on the left of the medal. His sword is in his right and he follows a standard-bearer. Above them flies Victory who carries a laurel crown and a palm branch. The legend reads, “The American Congress to William Washington, Commander of a Regiment of Calvary.” Reverse displays a palm wreath and inside an inscription, which reads, “Because with a small band of soldiers he energetically pursued the enemy and gave an example of native valor, in the battle at Cowpens, Jan 17, 1781.”

The obverse and reverse text read as follows: Gulielmo Washington Legionis Equit. Prfecto; Comitia American | and | Quod | Parva Militum manu | Strenue Prosecutus Hostes | Virtutis Ingenit | Prclarum Specimen Dedit | In Pugna Ad Cowpens. | XVII Jan MDCCLXXXI.