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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 128

(x) Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (G. Jenkins, 11th Lt Dragns), short hyphen reverse, about extremely fine

Provenance:
London Stamp Exchange, March 1981

The 11th Light Dragoons and 16th Lancers formed part of Colonel Sleigh's Cavalry Division, which marched from Meerut on 30 March 1825. After the citadel was stormed on 18 January 1826, the 11th vigorously pursued any defenders who escaped.
For further reading, the book: 'The Adventures of a Light Dragoon in the Napoleonic Wars: a Cavalryman During the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns. in Captivity & at the Siege of Bhurtpore' (George Farmer & G.R. Gleig) is to be recommended.

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£550