Regimental medals for the Napoleonic Wars
Peter Duckers looks at the dawn of regimental awards for the British Army
Right: Regimental Medal of the 23rd Light Dragoons, inaugurated for the Egypt campaign of 1801. Usually found named on the rim Engraved long and meritorious service medal to Quartermaster Geo. McGleazy of the Irish Artillery – served for 40 years, 1777-18
Medals Feature
Although the East India Company had given basic campaign medals to its Indian soldiers since the 1780s, in Britain it wasn’t until the Waterloo Medal of 1815 that a campaign medal was issued to regular soldiers. That was supposed to be a one off,...
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