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Auction: 22003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 16

(x) Waterloo 1815 (John Bond, 28th Regiment Foot), disk and original suspension clip only, polished and rather worn, fine

Two men by the name of John Bond appear on the Waterloo Medal Roll with the 28th Foot - one in Captain English's company and the other in Captain Moriarty's company.
The 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot served with much distinction during the Waterloo Campaign, fighting at both Quatre Bras on 16 June and at Waterloo itself two days later. Part of Major-General Sir James Kempt's 8th Brigade, on 18 June they were positioned around the centre of Wellington's line and consequently saw a great deal of heavy fighting - indeed, they were the only British infantry regiment mentioned in his Waterloo Despatch. Additionally, their part in the Battle of Quatre Bras was later immortalised in a painting ('The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras', 1875) by none other than Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, the Victorian artist of famous scenes from British military campaigns and battles.

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Starting price
£350