The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . but, owing to nationalprejudices, he was obliged to confine its distribution toforeigners. Nelson was the first who received it, for his victoryof Abukir, and General Sebastiani, the next, for his defence ofConstantinople against the English fleet, in 1807. The in-surrection of the Janissaries suspended all further attemptsat reform, until the accession of Mahmud, who resumedthe schemes of progress commenced by his uncle. After the annihilation of the Janissaries, Mahmud resolved(1827) to re-organize his troops, an
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . but, owing to nationalprejudices, he was obliged to confine its distribution toforeigners. Nelson was the first who received it, for his victoryof Abukir, and General Sebastiani, the next, for his defence ofConstantinople against the English fleet, in 1807. The in-surrection of the Janissaries suspended all further attemptsat reform, until the accession of Mahmud, who resumedthe schemes of progress commenced by his uncle. After the annihilation of the Janissaries, Mahmud resolved(1827) to re-organize his troops, and introduce, at the sametime, military distinctions of merit and honour. He instituted,accordingly, a gold medal, set in diamonds, bearing his initial,and conferred it on several of his officers. He next insti-tuted a medal with his portrait, also set in diamonds (Plate 96,No. 3), which he presented to many great dignitaries of state,and to a few foreign Ambassadors ; still later, on the 19 th August,1831, he founded the Badge of Glory, or the decoration of TURKEY PLATli
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