| 1814 War Medal | |
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Awarded by  Brunant
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | 1784 War Medal |
| Next (lower) | Crimean War Medal |
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The 1814 War Medal was a Brunanter campaign medal issued in 1815 and 1816 to soldiers who participated in the Napoleonic Wars (6th and 7th coalitions) in 1814 and 1815 and the Neapolitan War in 1815. The medals featured a bust of King Ambroos, and on the reverse the dates <<1814>> or <<1814-1815>>.
Appearance and distinctions[]
The medal features a bust of King Ambroos designed and engraved by Italian sculptor Giacomo Ventimiglia. The reverse of the medal features a wreath with the following dates inscribed:
- <<1814>>: For service in either 1814 or 1815; no date for service in 1815 alone was created.
- <<1814-1815>>: For service in both years. This medal is gilt for officers.
Every soldier, warranted officer and commissioned officer was awarded the medal for participating in Brunant's campaign, which included:
- Peninsular War and Sixth Coalition:
- Battle of Garris (15 February 1814)
- Battle of Orthez (27 February 1814)
- Action at Vic-en-Bigorre (19 March)
- Action at Mauvezin (27 April)
- Battle of Toulouse (10 April 1814)
- Seventh Coalition (Hundred Days):
- Battle of Scapezzano (1 May 1815)
- Battle of Tolentino (2-3 May 1815)
- Siege of Ancona (5 May 1815)
- Battle of Quatre Bras (16 June 1815)
- Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815)
- Battle of Péronne (26 June 1815)
Notable recipients[]
| Orders, decorations and medals of Brunant |
 Order of the Dragon •  Order of St. Andrew •  Medaille d'Honneur •  Order of Merit •  War Cross •  1784 War Medal • 1814 War Medal •  Crimean War Medal •  Great War Medal •  Defense of Brunant Medal •  Resistance Cross •  1945 War Medal •  Kuwait Medal •  Afghanistan Medal •  Lovia Medal •  Phaluhm Medal •  Medal for Operations •  Queen's Special Service Medal •  King Johan II Golden Jubilee Medal •  King Marten II Silver Jubilee Medal •  400 Years of the Navy Medal •  500 Years of the Royal Guard Medal •  Medal for Arts and Letters
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