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CAPTAIN CHARLES STEWART
(Capture of the Cyane and the Levant)
FURST, Moritz: USA, 1815, Bronze, 65 mm
Obv: Bust of Stewart CARLOLUS STEWART NAVIS AMER. CONSTITUTION DUX. (Charles
Stewart, Captain of the American Ship Constitution)
Rev: Naval battle between the Unites States frigate Constitution and the
British ships Cyane and Levant. The Constitution, to windward, is opening
with her port battery on the Levant; both British vessels are returning fire
from their starboard batteries UNA VICTORIAM ERIPUIT RATIBUS BINIS (He
Snatched Victory from Two Vessels with One)
Exergue: INTER CONSTITU. NAV. AMERI. ET LEVANT ET CYANE NAV. ANG. DIE XX.
FEBR. MDCCCXV. (Between the American Warship Constitution and the British
Warships Levant and Cyane, February 20, 1815)
Signed: FURST. F.
Original Dies; Mintage=80
Ref: Julian 168/ NA-22; Loubat 245/47; see Jaeger and Bowers
54/43
Charles Stewart (1778-1869) was born in Philadelphia.
Early in his career he served in the West Indies and in the Tripolitan
campaign. Through a series of promotions, in 1806 he attained the rank of
captain. On February 20, 1815, while in command of the frigate Constitution
he fought and captured two British ships-or-war, the frigate Cyane under
Captain Gordon Falcon, and the sloop-of-war Levant, under Captain the
Honorable George Douglas. For his brilliant action he was awarded a gold
medal from Congress.
LINK to Capture
of the Cyane and Levant (from Naval Historical Center)
LINK to painting of Captain
Charles Stuart by Thomas Sully (from National Gallery of Art)
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