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Auction: 14003 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 323

Military General Service 1793-1814, eleven clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (S. Burney, 83rd Foot.), edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine

Private Solomon Burney a native of Toome, County Wexford, Ireland; enlisted aged 18, 2nd Battalion 83rd Foot, 1808; he was discharged in consequence of a fractured left leg, 1814; he became an 'In Pensioner' (presumably at Kilmainham), April 1861.

In addition to 'Peninsula', the Regiment were to gain a further ten Battle Honours in respect of individual general engagements during the long campaign. Burney's medal is a testament to the fact that he was present for each and every one of those hard fought engagements.

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Estimate
£5,000 to £6,000