Notes to War medals of the British Army, and how they were won — Reading edition
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BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 1BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 2BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 3BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 4BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 5BRITISH WAR MEDALS. · Note 6THE MYSORE WAR AND SIEGE OF SERINGAPATAM. February to May, 1799. · Note 1THE MYSORE WAR AND SIEGE OF SERINGAPATAM. February to May, 1799. · Note 2THE MYSORE WAR AND SIEGE OF SERINGAPATAM. February to May, 1799. · Note 3THE SERINGAPATAM MEDAL,[10] 1799. · Note 1STORM OF ALLIGHUR. 4th. September, 1803. · Note 1BATTLE OF DELHI. 11th. September, 1803. · Note 1BATTLE OF ASSAYE. 23rd. September, 1803. · Note 1BATTLE OF LASWARREE. 1st. November, 1803. · Note 1DEFENCE OF CORYGAUM. 1st. January, 1818. · Note 1WAR IN AVA. 1824 TO 1826. · Note 1WAR IN AVA. 1824 TO 1826. · Note 2WAR IN AVA. 1824 TO 1826. · Note 3SIEGE AND STORM OF BHURTPORE. January, 1826. · Note 1SIEGE AND STORM OF BHURTPORE. January, 1826. · Note 2THE PENINSULA WAR MEDAL. · Note 1THE PENINSULA WAR MEDAL. · Note 2THE PENINSULA WAR MEDAL. · Note 3THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN, 1801. · Note 1BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA. 21st. March, 1801. · Note 1BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA. 21st. March, 1801. · Note 2BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA. 21st. March, 1801. · Note 3BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA. 21st. March, 1801. · Note 4SAHAGUN, BENEVENTE, ETC. December, 1808, and January, 1809. · Note 1SAHAGUN, BENEVENTE, ETC. December, 1808, and January, 1809. · Note 2BATTLE OF CORUNNA. 16th. January, 1809. · Note 1BATTLE OF CORUNNA. 16th. January, 1809. · Note 2BATTLE OF CORUNNA. 16th. January, 1809. · Note 3BATTLE OF CORUNNA. 16th. January, 1809. · Note 4BATTLE OF CORUNNA. 16th. January, 1809. · Note 5BATTLE OF TALAVERA DE LA REYNA. 27th. and 28th. July, 1809. · Note 1BATTLE OF TALAVERA DE LA REYNA. 27th. and 28th. July, 1809. · Note 2BATTLE OF TALAVERA DE LA REYNA. 27th. and 28th. July, 1809. · Note 3BATTLE OF BUSACO. September 27th., 1810. · Note 1BATTLE OF BARROSA. 5th. March, 1811. · Note 1BATTLE OF BARROSA. 5th. March, 1811. · Note 2BATTLE OF ALBUHERA. 16th. May, 1811. · Note 1BATTLE OF ALBUHERA. 16th. May, 1811. · Note 2BATTLE OF ALBUHERA. 16th. May, 1811. · Note 3CAPTURE OF JAVA. August and September, 1811. · Note 1CAPTURE OF JAVA. August and September, 1811. · Note 2SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO. January, 1812. · Note 1SIEGE OF BADAJOZ. 17th. March and 6th. April, 1812. · Note 1BATTLE OF SALAMANCA. 22nd. July, 1812. · Note 1BATTLE OF SALAMANCA. 22nd. July, 1812. · Note 2BATTLE OF VITTORIA. 21st. June, 1813. · Note 1ACTIONS OF THE PYRENEES. 28th. July to 2nd. August, 1813. · Note 1ACTIONS OF THE PYRENEES. 28th. July to 2nd. August, 1813. · Note 2SIEGE OF ST. SEBASTIAN. August and September, 1813. · Note 1THE GOLD CROSS AND CLASPS.[55] · Note 1THE GOLD CROSS AND CLASPS.[55] · Note 2THE GOLD CROSS AND CLASPS.[55] · Note 3THE GOLD CROSS AND CLASPS.[55] · Note 4PASSAGE OF THE NIVE. 9th. to 13th. December, 1813. · Note 1BATTLE OF ORTHES. 27th. February, 1814. · Note 1BATTLE OF ORTHES. 27th. February, 1814. · Note 2BATTLE OF ORTHES. 27th. February, 1814. · Note 3BATTLE OF TOULOUSE. 10th. April, 1814. · Note 1BATTLE OF TOULOUSE. 10th. April, 1814. · Note 2ACTION AT QUATRE BRAS. 16th. June, 1815. · Note 1ACTION AT QUATRE BRAS. 16th. June, 1815. · Note 2BATTLE OF WATERLOO. 18th. June, 1815. · Note 1BATTLE OF WATERLOO. 18th. June, 1815. · Note 2BATTLE OF WATERLOO. 18th. June, 1815. · Note 3BATTLE OF WATERLOO. 18th. June, 1815. · Note 4THE WATERLOO MEDAL. · Note 1CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1834–5. · Note 1CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1834–5. · Note 2CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1834–5. · Note 3CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1834–5. · Note 4CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 1834–5. · Note 5CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GALEKAS AND GAIKAS, 1877–78. · Note 1THE ZULU WAR, 1879. · Note 1THE ZULU WAR, 1879. · Note 2THE ZULU WAR, 1879. · Note 3THE ZULU WAR, 1879. · Note 4THE AFGHANISTAN MEDALS, 1839–1880. · Note 1THE AFGHANISTAN MEDALS, 1839–1880. · Note 2CAPTURE OF GHUZNEE. 23rd. July, 1839. · Note 1CAPTURE OF GHUZNEE. 23rd. July, 1839. · Note 2CAPTURE OF GHUZNEE. 23rd. July, 1839. · Note 3SECOND AFGHAN CAMPAIGN. 1842. · Note 1ADVANCE ON CABOOL. 1842. · Note 1KELAT-I-GHILZIE. · Note 1RE-CAPTURE OF GHUZNEE. 6th. September, 1842. · Note 1PEIWAR KOTUL. December 2nd., 1878. · Note 1CHARASIA. October 6th., 1879. · Note 1CABUL. December, 1879. · Note 1THE MARCH TO KANDAHAR. August, 1880. · Note 1THE CHINA MEDALS, 1840, 1842, 1856, 1860. · Note 1THE CHINA MEDALS, 1840, 1842, 1856, 1860. · Note 2FIRST CHINESE WAR. 1840–1842. · Note 1CAPTURE OF CANTON. 29th. December, 1857. · Note 1CAPTURE OF CANTON. 29th. December, 1857. · Note 2CAPTURE OF THE PEIHO, OR TAKU FORTS. May 20th, 1858. · Note 1CAPTURE OF THE TAKU FORTS. 21st. August, 1860. · Note 1OCCUPATION OF PEKIN. 13th. October, 1860. · Note 1OCCUPATION OF PEKIN. 13th. October, 1860. · Note 2OCCUPATION OF PEKIN. 13th. October, 1860. · Note 3INDEX. · Note 1INDEX. · Note 2INDEX. · Note 3INDEX. · Note 4BATTLE OF MEEANEE. 17th. February, 1843. · Note 1BATTLE OF MEEANEE. 17th. February, 1843. · Note 2BATTLE OF HYDERABAD. 24th. March, 1843. · Note 1BATTLE OF HYDERABAD. 24th. March, 1843. · Note 2BATTLES OF MAHARAJPOOR AND PUNNIAR. 29th. December, 1843. · Note 1BATTLES OF MAHARAJPOOR AND PUNNIAR. 29th. December, 1843. · Note 2BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH OR FEROZESHUHUR. 21st. and 22nd. December, 1845. · Note 1BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH OR FEROZESHUHUR. 21st. and 22nd. December, 1845. · Note 2BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH OR FEROZESHUHUR. 21st. and 22nd. December, 1845. · Note 3BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH OR FEROZESHUHUR. 21st. and 22nd. December, 1845. · Note 4BATTLE OF ALIWAL. 28th. January, 1846. · Note 1BATTLE OF SOBRAON. 10th. February, 1846. · Note 1BATTLE OF SOBRAON. 10th. February, 1846. · Note 2BATTLE OF SOBRAON. 10th. February, 1846. · Note 3THE PUNJAB CAMPAIGN. SIEGE OF MOOLTAN. · Note 1THE PUNJAB CAMPAIGN. SIEGE OF MOOLTAN. · Note 2THE PUNJAB CAMPAIGN. SIEGE OF MOOLTAN. · Note 3BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 1BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 2BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 3BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 4BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 5BATTLE OF CHILIANWALA. 13th. January, 1849. · Note 6THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND WAR. 1845–7. · Note 1THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND WAR. 1845–7. · Note 2THE SECOND NEW ZEALAND WAR. 1860–66. · Note 1THE SECOND NEW ZEALAND WAR. 1860–66. · Note 2THE SECOND NEW ZEALAND WAR. 1860–66. · Note 3THE INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL. · Note 1SECOND BURMESE WAR. 1852–53. · Note 1THE PERSIAN CAMPAIGN. 1856–1857. · Note 1THE PERSIAN CAMPAIGN. 1856–1857. · Note 2THE PERSIAN CAMPAIGN. 1856–1857. · Note 3AGAINST THE AFRIDIS. February, 1850. · Note 1AGAINST THE AFRIDIS. February, 1850. · Note 2AGAINST THE AFRIDIS AND BOZDARS ON THE DEJERAT FRONTIER. · Note 1THE UMBEYLA CAMPAIGN. · Note 1THE UMBEYLA CAMPAIGN. · Note 2BHOOTAN. 1864–65–66. · Note 1LOOSHAI. December, 1871–February, 1872. · Note 1LOOSHAI. December, 1871–February, 1872. · Note 2PERAK. November, 1875–March, 1876. · Note 1BURMA. 1885–87, AND 1887–89. · Note 1BURMA. 1885–87, AND 1887–89. · Note 2HAZARA. 1888. · Note 1THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA. 20th. September, 1854. · Note 1THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA. 20th. September, 1854. · Note 2THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA. 20th. September, 1854. · Note 3THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA. 20th. September, 1854. · Note 4SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.[158] · Note 1ACTION AT BALAKLAVA. 25th. October, 1854. · Note 1ACTION AT BALAKLAVA. 25th. October, 1854. · Note 2BATTLE OF INKERMANN. November 5th., 1854. · Note 1BATTLE OF INKERMANN. November 5th., 1854. · Note 2BATTLE OF INKERMANN. November 5th., 1854. · Note 3BATTLE OF INKERMANN. November 5th., 1854. · Note 4BATTLE OF INKERMANN. November 5th., 1854. · Note 5CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 1CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 2CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 3CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 4CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 5CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE. · Note 1FIFTH BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL. · Note 1FINAL BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL. · Note 1THE TURKISH WAR MEDAL.[174] · Note 1THE VICTORIA CROSS. · Note 1SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 1SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 2SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 3SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 4SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 5SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 6SIEGE OF DELHI. 30th. May to 14th. September, 1857. · Note 7DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 1DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 2DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 3DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 4DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 5DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 6DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 7DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW. 29th. June to 25th. September, 1857. · Note 8RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. 17th. November, 1857. · Note 1RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. 17th. November, 1857. · Note 2RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. 17th. November, 1857. · Note 3LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 1LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 2LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 3LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 4LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 5LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 6LUCKNOW. 2nd. to 21st. of March, 1858. · Note 7CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 1CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 2CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 3CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 4CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 5CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 6CENTRAL INDIA. January to June, 1858. · Note 7THE ABYSSINIA EXPEDITION. October, 1867, to April, 1868. · Note 1THE ABYSSINIA EXPEDITION. October, 1867, to April, 1868. · Note 2THE ASHANTEE WAR. 1873–74. · Note 1THE ASHANTEE WAR. 1873–74. · Note 2THE ASHANTEE WAR. 1873–74. · Note 3THE EGYPTIAN AND SOUDAN MEDALS. · Note 1THE EGYPTIAN AND SOUDAN MEDALS. · Note 2THE EGYPTIAN WAR. BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. · Note 1TEL-EL-KEBIR. September 13th, 1882. · Note 1TEL-EL-KEBIR. September 13th, 1882. · Note 2TEL-EL-KEBIR. September 13th, 1882. · Note 3TEL-EL-KEBIR. September 13th, 1882. · Note 4TAMAAI. March 13th, 1884. · Note 1TAMAAI. March 13th, 1884. · Note 2THE NILE, 1884–85. · Note 1THE NILE, 1884–85. · Note 2THE NILE, 1884–85. · Note 3ABU KLEA. January 17th, 1885. · Note 1TOFREK. March 22nd., 1885. · Note 1TOFREK. March 22nd., 1885. · Note 2GEMAIZAH. December 20th., 1888. · Note 1THE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. · Note 1MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY MEDALS. · Note 1MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY MEDALS. · Note 2REGIMENTAL MEDALS. · Note 1REGIMENTAL MEDALS. · Note 2REGIMENTAL MEDALS. · Note 3MEDALS OF THE MILITIA, YEOMANRY, AND VOLUNTEERS. · Note 1