World Medals: Andrieu, Bertrand (French, 1761-1822); b. Bordeaux, and Denon, Dominique-Vivant (French, 1747-1825); b. Chalons-sur-Saône GERMANY/FRANCE, Die ansprache auf der Lechbrücke, Augsburg [The Speech on the Lech Bridge], 1805, a copper medal by B. Andrieu for D.-V. Denon, laureate bust of Napoléon to right, rev. Napoléon, on horseback and in Roman attire, harangues his soldiers, also in Roman attire, all positioned on a bridge, Victory above, river god holds an urn below, 40mm, 38.30g (Bramsen 432; Zeitz 55; Slg. Julius 1411; cf. Giessner 315, 1160; cf. Nomisma 74, 806; cf. WAG e158, 121). Extremely fine £90-£120 Provenance: Bt H.D. Rauch July 2004. In the wake of the Battle of Gunzburg on 9 October 1805, Napoléon harangued his troops in an address on the Lech Bridge on 12 October 1805 in the middle of a snowstorm, urging them on to future victories in the War of the Third Coalition