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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 155

Egypt and Sudan, 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb Tamaai (1156, Pte. R. Burnett, 1/York & Lanc: R.), good very fine

Robert Burnett was killed in action at Tamaai on 13 March 1884. The 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment formed part of the 2nd Brigade of Lieutenant-General Graham's army. The Brigade, whilst advancing in a square at Tamaai were suddenly attacked by the forces of Osman Digna. The rush of the attack was so great that the square was broken. On the right front face of the square, some 30 or 40 men of the York and Lancaster Regiment made a desperate and determined stand before having to give way, losing sixteen men, including Private Burnett. At length, order was restored, and the square reformed. By the end of the day the regiment had suffered one officer and 31 men killed and two officers and 22 men wounded. British casualties for the day totalled 217 officers and men killed and wounded.

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