Bataille d'Essling et Passage du Danube, France. Laskey says of this medal 'This medal alludes to the destruction of the bridges on the Danube, at the battle of Essling. The Archduke had intended to make a grand effort for the preservation of Vienna, by suddenly crossing the Danube, and hazarding a battle in front of the capital; but the rapid operations of Napoleon having frustrated his design, he took a position near the left bank of the river'.