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Auction: 23112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 990

(x) The Brunswick Waterloo Medal awarded to Captain H. von Bohlen, 2nd Line Battalion

Brunswick Waterloo 1815 (Heinr. v. Bohlen, Capt. 2. Lin. Bt.), replacement steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine

Heinrich von Bohlen was born in Campen in 1778. On 16 November 1799 he became a Cadet (Officer Candidate) and served in the Prussian Infantry Regiment - Prince Henry von Preussen No. 35. He was commissioned Lieutenant on 9 January 1803 and fought in the war against France in 1806. With the defeat of Prussia he left military service, but returned with Brunswick on 4 January 1814 when he was appointed a Lieutenant in a Jäger training unit. On 12 March 1814 he was promoted to Captain in the 2nd Line Battalion and in 1815 participated in the Waterloo campaign. On 30 March 1816 he was appointed Forest Master in Helmstedt. Heinrich von Bohlen died at Helmstedt on 14 October 1822.

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Sold for
£1,400

Starting price
£700