France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of engraved on reverse “Vecco Ugo

engraved on reverse “Vecco Ugo 7

It was determined by the Medical Board that the disability was permanent unless an operation was performed

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with other reinforcing units and then fought through the rugged French countryside

It was noted in his Medical Report

France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of engraved on reverse “Vecco UgoIn silver, engraver marked ""DANIEL DUPUIS"" on the obverse, 30. 2 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal was bestowed upon the participants of the First Franco Dahomean War (1890) and of the Second Franco Dahomean War (1892 1894), to commemorate their feats of arms. In 1892, France decided to send an expeditionary force of 1,801 Europeans and 1,769 natives under the command of Marine Infantry Colonel