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№ 51

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£5,000

Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Salamanca (J. P. Minchin, Subn. 38th Foot) some distortion to clasp carriage, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,600-£2,000

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John Paul Minchin was appointed Ensign in the 38th Foot on 14 August 1804; Lieutenant, 8 October 1806; Captain, 26 November 1812. He served with the 38th at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806; at the storming and capture of Monte Video, in 1807; the campaign of 1808-09, including the battles of Roleia, Vimiera, and Corunna; the Walcheren Expedition of 1809; and subsequently in the Peninsula, including the action at Castrejon, battle of Salamanca, and retreat from Burgos. He was placed on half-pay on 6 April 1820, and is shown in later Army Lists as being a Captain in the 100th Foot.