War Medals and Their HistorySteward, William Augustus
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War Medals and Their History
Steward, William Augustus
Great Britain. Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
The following regiments received the medal with bars--the bar for EGYPT
being granted by General Order dated February 11th, 1850; and as an
indication of the depletion of the ranks of those who fought in 1801, I
might mention that only three officers--Hill, Beaven, and Deane--of the
18th Royal Irish Regiment were alive to receive the Military General
Service Medal with the bar for Egypt.
[Illustration: English Crimea.
Turkish Crimea.
MEDALS FOR CRIMEAN WAR.]
EGYPT, 1801.--The 2nd and 3rd Foot Guards; 1st, 2nd, 8th, 10th, 13th,
18th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 40th, 42nd, 44th,
50th, 54th, 58th, 61st, 79th, 80th, 86th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 92nd, and
96th Foot; 11th, 12th, and 26th Light Dragoons; Hompesch's Hussars; De
Rolls and Dillon's Regiments; Corsican Rangers; and the 2nd and 13th
Bombay Infantry.
MAIDA, July 4th, 1806.--20th, 27th, 35th, 58th, 61st, 78th, and 81st
Foot; 20th Light Dragoons.
ROLEIA, August 17th, 1808.--5th, 6th, 9th, 29th, 32nd, 36th, 38th,
40th, 45th, 50th, 60th, 71st, 82nd, 91st, 95th, and 97th Foot; 20th
Light Dragoons.
VIMIERA, August 21st, 1808.--2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 20th, 29th, 32nd,
36th, 38th, 40th, 43rd, 45th, 50th, 52nd, 60th, 71st, 82nd, 91st, 95th,
and 97th Foot; 20th Light Dragoons.
SAHAGUN, December 20th, 1808.--7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th Hussars; 3rd
Hussars, K.G.L., and two batteries of Horse Artillery.
CORUNNA, January 16th, 1809.--1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 14th, 20th,
23rd, 26th, 28th, 32nd, 36th, 38th, 42nd, 43rd, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 59th,
60th, 71st, 76th, 79th, 81st, 82nd, 91st, 92nd, 95th; 1st and 3rd
Batts. 1st Foot Guards; 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th Light Dragoons; 3rd
Dragoons, K.G.L.; three batteries Royal Horse Artillery; five batteries
Royal Artillery; 1st and 2nd Light Battalions, K.G.L.
MARTINIQUE, February 24th, 1809.--7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 23rd, 25th,
46th, 60th, 63rd, and 90th Foot; 1st West India Regiment, and the Royal
York Rangers.
TALAVERA, July 27th-28th, 1809.--2nd and 3rd Foot Guards; 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 20th, 24th, 28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 36th, 38th,
40th, 42nd, 43rd, 45th, 48th, 50th, 52nd, 53rd, 60th, 61st, 66th, 71st,
79th, 82nd, 83rd, 87th, 88th, 91st, 92nd, 95th, and 97th Foot; 3rd
Dragoon Guards; 4th, 14th, 16th, and 23rd Light Dragoons; 1st Light
Dragoons, K.G.L.; 1st and 2nd Light Battalions, K.G.L.; 1st, 2nd,
4th, 5th, and 7th Line Battalions, K.G.L.; 1st Hussars; 2nd and 4th
Batteries Foot Artillery, K.G.L.
GUADALOUPE, January to February 6th, 1810.--1st, 13th, 15th, 25th,
46th, 60th, 63rd, 70th, 90th, and 96th Foot; Marine Artillery and
Naval Brigade; the Light Companies of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th
West India Regiments; the 8th West India Regiment; York Light Infantry
Volunteers; Royal York Rangers; Royal Artillery and Military Artificers.
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