Anne, 1702-1714. Silver medal 1708, commemorating the recapture of Ghent by Marlborough, unsigned work by L. G. Lauffer. The Allied commander, Duke John Churchill of Marlborough, is seated on horseback facing right and receiving an iron gauntlet from the attendants of the French city governor, the Marquis de la Mothe; in the background on the right, the retreating French garrison / Cityview; in the foreground on the right, an artillery battery. 29,60g. Eimer -; Hawkins Plate CXXIX, 12; Montenuovo Collection 1312; Senk 242; Van Loon IV, p. 552 (Van Loon V-127). PCGS MS63 (Highest grade). (56420662). Rare. Splendid specimen. This medal commemorates the capture of Ghent, during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), by the Grand Alliance (Great Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces). Ghent was recaptured from the French in December 1708.