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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 16

(x) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Bombr. James Kirkpatrick 4th Co 6th Battn. Bengal Arty.), claw loose, lightly polished, nearly very fine

James Kirkpatrick was killed in action while serving with Sir Henry Barnard's column at the Battle of Badli-ke-Serai on 8 June 1857. Barnard's force, composed of Gurkha and regular British troops, marched along the Grand Trunk Road from Alipur upon hearing of the mutiny at Meerut. Barnard was just six miles from Delhi when he encountered a rebel force some 9,000 strong, occupying entrenched positions at Badli-ke-Serai. The British advanced over marshy ground, rebel artillery taking a fearful toll. The rebels were obliged to withdraw when their flank was threatened by British cavalry under Sir James Hope Grant. Abandoning thirteen guns, they streamed into Delhi while the British troops, too exhausted to give chase, occupied the infamous 'ridge' that was to be their position throughout the ensuing siege.

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