Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Black Eagle, Breast Star C. 1840 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for completion of “numerous operations

for completion of “numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude

Enemy casualties were unknown but believed extremely heavy

PURITAN" on its side

and in fact

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Black Eagle, Breast Star C. 1840 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for completion of “numerous operations(Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler, Bruststern). Instituted 17 January 1701 by King Friedrich I. (1701 19181 issue). Constructed of silver with gilt and enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, featuring a central gilded and pebbled medallion overlaid by a black enameled Prussian imperial eagle, set within a pebbled circular silver ring bearing a raised gilded inscription of SUUM CUIQUE (TO EACH HIS OWN) and a partially