A 1849 Defense Of Rome Medal Auction embroidered in silvery-grey threads on

embroidered in silvery-grey threads on black cotton

All communication with the rear had been cut and enemy shelling had destroyed all of 6 Platoon's bunkers

inside lid with dedication to Oberstleutuant Franz Liebhard

The doctors noted that he had difficulty in breathing and difficulty in walking and projected that he would require a minimum of one years' recuperation

A 1849 Defense Of Rome Medal Auction embroidered in silvery-grey threads onA 1849 Defense of Rome Medal in bronze, very crisp detail, 32. 5 mm, original ribbon, very fine condition. Footnote: During the Revolutionary War in Italy, Pope Pius IX was forced to leave Rome. French, Austrian, Spanish and other troops came to aid besieged Rome and restored the Pope in the Vatican.