_Type_: Le colonel, à la tête d'un petit nombre de soldats, fond sur l'ennemi, qui commence à prendre la fuite, et que lui montre la Victoire, placée au-dessus de sa tête. _Légende_: N. WASHINGTON LEGIONIS N. PRÆFECTO. _Exergue_: COMITIA, etc. _Revers_: L'inscription suivante doit être gravée dans une couronne de lauriers: QUOD PARVA MILITUM MANU STRENUE PROSECUTUS HOSTES VIRTUTIS INGENITÆ PRÆCLARUM SPECIMEN DEDIT IN PUGNA APUD COWPENS 17 JAN. 1781. _Pour le colonel Howard._ Même type, même légende au nom près. Même exergue qu'à la précédente. Au _Revers_: Dans une couronne de lauriers: QUOD IN NUTANTEM HOSTIUM ACIEM SUBITO IRRUENS PRÆCLARUM BELLICÆ VIRTUTIS SPECIMEN DEDIT IN PUGNA APUD COWPENS 17 JAN. 1781. [Translation.] _Register of the Meetings and Deliberations of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres during the year 1785._ Friday, April 8, 1785. - - - - - The secretary communicated a letter from Mr. Humphreys, formerly a colonel in the service of the United States, in which he asks for three medals for Messrs. Washington, General Gates and General Green. He sends at the same time information concerning the deeds of these three persons. The academy postponed for a week the consideration of these three medals. Tuesday, April 19, 1785. - - - - - After these different arrangements, the medals asked by the Congress of America considered, and the gentlemen academicians were invited to bring suggestions for these medals at the (p. xxxix) following meeting, at which it was agreed that commissioners should be named to compose these medals. Friday, April 22, 1785. - - - - - M. Dacier then read the proposals for the three medals for the three American general officers; after they had been thoroughly discussed, Messrs. Barthélémy, Dupuy, Brotier, and Le Blond, were appointed to report on them. Tuesday, April 26, 1785. - - - - - M. Dacier, the perpetual secretary, then read the subjects of the medals asked for by Congress for the three general officers. _For Mr. Washington._ On one side, his head. _Legend_: GEORGIO WASHINGTON SUPREMO DUCI EXERCITUUM ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS. _Exergue_: COMITIA AMERICANA.