16
Jan
A scratch artillery battery in the Sudan – M/1 at Tamaai “M” Battery of the 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery, had spent a long but peaceful time in India when it …
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03
Jan
How to capture a town : A Distinguished Service Medal for Mesopotamia. The Distinguished Service Medal was one of the new bravery medals like the Military Cross and the Military …
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30
Dec
The Mutiny at Meerut, 10th May 1857 “Sudden and short lived liked a Summer gale” As is well known, what is called in India “The First War of Independence” and …
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23
Dec
Our shop is now closed for the Christmas Period. We will be reopening the shop on Wednesday 5th January 2022. Orders can still be placed and paid for on our …
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22
Dec
Mutiny at Kumassi – the West African Regiment, 1901 During the period of the European “scramble” for Africa and particularly for West Africa after 1885, Britain deployed a very limited …
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09
Nov
The Origins of the King’s German Legion 1803-04 and the Expedition to Hanover, 1805. The King’s German Legion is one of the best-known and highly-regarded fighting forces which served under …
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03
Nov
More than meets the eye? The Military General Service Medal to George Fletcher Some medals which look superficially to be quite ordinary or to be nothing more than they seem …
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31
Oct
Naval General Service Medal roll for clasp Copenhagen 1807 – never issued. The British attack on Copenhagen in 1801 was a remarkably successful and large-scale enterprise, seizing the entire Danish …
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