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208 Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Bhurtpoor (Serjt. W. Hallam, 14th. Foot.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £800-1,000 Sergeant William Hallam, born Nottingham, 1788; enlisted in the 14th (Prince of Wales’ Own) Regiment of Foot, April 1809; promoted Corporal, January 1810; Sergeant, January 1814; served with the Regiment in India, October 1818 to June 1831; discharged April 1832, after 29 years and 132 days with the Colours. PROVENANCE: Sotheby, July 1974 orders, deCoratioNs, CampaigN medaLs aNd miLitaria 208 209 WWW.spiNK.Com 209 Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, two clasps, Allighur, Laswarree (T. Emery, 29th. Lt. Dragns.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £2,500-3,000 Private Thomas Emery, born Haywood, Staffordshire, 1782; enlisted in the 29th Light Dragoons, September 1802; served with the Regiment in India during the Second Mahratta War, 1803-05, as part of General Lake’s force, and took part in the attack on the fortress of Alligurh, 4.9.1803, and in the decisive Battle of Laswarree, 1.11.1803, when Lake defeated the Scindhia of Gwalior’s army: ‘The trumpet of the 29th Dragoons sounded the charge, and was answered forthwith by the roar of every Mahratta gun; but the troopers, galloping through a tempest of grape-shot and a general volley of musketry, rode straight into the line of the guns, scattering the gunners, then crashed into the first line of infantry and broke it up, then pressed on against the second line of infantry and swept it away to its right, and finally wheeling to the left, fell again on the Mahratta horse and routed them completely’ (A History of the British Army, Vol. V, Sir J.W. Fortescue, refers). Casualties for the 29th Light Dragoons were 62 of all ranks, including their Commanding Officer who was killed, and 112 horses. Discharged, May 1808; Emery re-enlisted in the 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, and served with the Regiment in South Africa; finally discharged, May 1825, after 18 years and 243 days with the Colours. Note: The 29th Light Dragoons were re-numbered as the 25th Light Dragoons, July 1804, whilst Emery was still serving with them out in India. Approximately 14 Army of India Medals awarded to the 29th Light Dragoons, all with Laswarree clasp. Approximately 8 Army of India Medals with this clasp combination. PROVENANCE: Christie, July 1987
November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN 210 210 Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, two clasps, Ava, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. E.C. Archbold, 8th. Lt. Cavy.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, extremely fine £2,200-2,500 Captain Edward Cook Archbold, born Gibraltar, November 1800; Commissioned Cornet, May 1820, and posted to the 8th Light Cavalry, September 1820; appointed Aide de Camp to the Governor-General, October 1823, and served with the Governor-General’s Bodyguard from November 1823; promoted Lieutenant, May 1824, and appointed Extra-Assistant to the Resident at Nagpur, July 1824; served during the First Burma War 1824-25 with the Governor-General’s Bodyguard, and wounded at Kokein, on the banks of the Irrawaddy near Rangoon, 15.12.1824, when the enemy forces of 25,000 men were attacked by 1,500 troops- without artillery- under General Willoughby Cotton and routed with incredible loss; returned to Calcutta, February 1825, and re-joined his parent unit; took part in the siege and capture of Bhurtpoor, 10.12.1825-18.1.1826; Appointed Deputy Paymaster at Benares, January 1828; Sub Assistant Commissary General, June 1828; promoted Captain, May 1835; retired, February 1836; died, Brighton, January 1867. Approximately 14 Army of India Medals with this clasp combination, and the only one to a European cavalryman. 139
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