Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
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| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|94th Russell's Infantry | - | 1 | 12 | 58 |
|95th Russell's I. | - | 2 | 3 | 56 |
|96th Berar Inf. | - | 1 | 6 | 44 |
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MEDAL FOR THE SECOND MAHRATTA WAR.
For their services in this campaign the survivors were awarded the
India General Service Medal, the issue of which was notified in the
_London Gazette_ of February 28, 1851. The following clasps were
issued with the medal:
KIRKEE.--For the action on November 5, 1817.
POONA.--For the engagement on November 17, 1817.
Those who were present at both actions received one clasp, engraved
"Kirkee--Poona."
SEETABULDEE.--For the action fought by Colonel Scott on November
26, 1817.
NAGPORE.--For General Doveton's action on December 16.
Those present at both engagements received but one clasp, inscribed
"Seetabuldee--Nagpore."
MAHEIDPORE.--For the action fought by the army under the command
of Sir Thomas Hislop on December 21.
CORYGAUM.--For the gallant defence of the village of Corygaum by
Colonel Staunton on January 1, 1818.
BHURTPORE, JANUARY, 1826.
This battle honour has been conferred on the following corps:
11th Hussars.
16th Lancers.
West Yorkshire.
East Lancashire.
Royal Munster Fusiliers.
1st Skinner's Horse.
1st Prince of Wales's Own Sappers and Miners.
2nd Queen's Own Rajput Light Infantry.
1st Brahmins.
3rd Brahmins.
4th Rajputs.
1st Gurkhas.
2nd Gurkhas.
9th Gurkhas.
It commemorates the services rendered by the forces employed at the
siege and capture of the famous fortress which twenty years before
had successfully defied Lord Lake. In 1803 the Maharajah had thrown
in his lot with the Mahratta Princes, and Bhurtpore was a depot
of arms for the armies of Holkar. Lord Lake, after his successful
actions at Deig, Delhi, and Laswarree, determined to effect its
capture. On January 3, 1804, he appeared before the fortress
with a force which included the 22nd (Cheshire), 65th (York and
Lancaster), 71st (Highland Light Infantry), 76th (West Ridings),
and the 1st Bengal European Regiment (Royal Munster Fusiliers).
On January 9 the place was assaulted, and we were driven back,
with a loss of 5 officers and 64 men killed, 23 officers and 364
men wounded. On the 21st of the same month a second assault was
repulsed, our losses being 18 officers and 569 men killed and
wounded. The siege was now carried on more systematically, but with
a very inadequate train, and on February 20 and 21 two assaults
were delivered, which cost us no less than 51 officers and 1,771
men _hors de combat_. Lake then raised the siege.
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