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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 70

Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Fuentes D'Onor, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (A. McDonough, 85th Foot.), good very fine

Provenance:
Baldwin, 1950.
Elson Collection, Glendining's, September 1963.
Hall, 1981.
Glendining's, 1982 & September 1989.
Purchased April 1993.

Andrew McDonough was born at Meedan, Westmeath, Ireland in 1781 and was a tailor by trade when he enlisted in Captain McDaughall's Company of the 85th Light Infantry in 1808. Having shared in the action at Fuentes D'Onor, it is likely he was wounded or sick, given he did not share in the events at Badajoz later that month.

The Regiment was dispatched to North America in May 1814 and saw action in the last phase of the War of 1812. It fought at the Battle of Bladensburg, capturing two American colours, in August 1814. Under the command of Colonel William Thornton, they also carried out a successful attack on the American positions on the west bank of the Mississippi River during the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815.

McDonough was discharged on account of 'asthmatic complaints' on 20 January 1815 at Hythe Barracks.

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Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£1100