Order of the Crescent

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The Order of the Crescent was an Ottoman chivalric order of merit, notably bestowed upon distinguished foreign military leaders such as Horatio Nelson for their services to the empire.

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Order of the Crescent canonical 1
Order of the Ottoman Crescent 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order
order of merit
alsoKnownAs Hilal Nişanı
Order of the Crescent
surface form: Order of the Ottoman Crescent
associatedWith Ottoman military decorations
awardedFor military merit
services to the Ottoman Empire
awardingBody Ottoman Sultan
conferredBy imperial decree
country Ottoman Empire
eligibility foreign military leaders
non-Ottoman officers
foundedBy Selim III
grade Knight
hasInsignia badge with a crescent and star
breast star
neck decoration
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
late 18th century
inception 1799
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish
locationOfEstablishment Istanbul
namedAfter crescent
notableEvent awarded to Horatio Nelson after the Battle of the Nile
notableRecipient Alexander Ball
Horatio Nelson
Thomas Troubridge
recipient Alexander Ball
Horatio Nelson
Thomas Troubridge
relatedTo Order of Osmanieh
Order of the Medjidie
religion Islam
status defunct
symbol crescent
typeOfAward order
usedFor diplomatic recognition of foreign officers

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Horatio Nelson awarded Order of the Crescent
Order of the Crescent alsoKnownAs Order of the Crescent
this entity surface form: Order of the Ottoman Crescent