Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: General George Jackson, 2nd Bengal Cavalry

Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Capt. G. Jackson, Commg. 2nd Irregular Cavy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Captn. G. Jackson, 2nd Irreg. Cavy.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. & Bt. Mr. G. Jackson, 4th Bengal Lt. Cavy.) mounted on triple brooch buckle, pin lacking, the first with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (3) £1200-1500

George Jackson was born at Doncaster on 1 July 1812, 7th son of James Jackson, J.P., banker and alderman of the borough of Doncaster, mayor in 1803 and 1814. Educated at Durham, he was appointed Cornet on 19 July 1828, and arrived in India in January 1829 where he was posted to the 3rd Light Cavalry the following month and to the 4th Light Cavalry in June 1830. Appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Irregular Cavalry in April 1842, he was 2nd in command from July 1842 until February 1848. He served in Bundelkund in 1842-43 with the force under Brigadier Toung.

Jackson was appointed Commandant of the 2nd Irregular Cavalry in February 1848 and commanded this Corps (which became 2nd Bengal Cavalry in 1861, and later formed part of 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)) for over 22 years. In the Punjab campaign of 1848-49 he served with the force under Brigadier-General Wheeler, C.B., and was present at the destruction of Forts Rungul Nungul and Karalwalla, the skirmish and pursuit of Sikh Horse outside the latter place, and again at Kalaspore; and at the storming of the heights at Dullah (Medal). He was with Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., in his operations on the Peshawur frontier against hill tribes in 1851-52; at Othman-Khel, Naodund, Pranghur, Ramezai Valley, and Jokakot; repulsed attack on outpost at Mutta (Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief’s orders, medal with clasp). He served against the Sonthals in Bengal in 1855-56, and in August 1857, in an attack on a body of mutineers of the 26th Light Infantry, received two head wounds. In October following he commanded the Lahore column against the rebels in the Googaira district (Medal). In 1863 he took part in two affairs in front of Shubkuddur against hill tribes.

Jackson became Lieutenant-General in November 1879, and General shortly before his death, at Preston, nr. Brighton, on 26 April 1889. He had married at Karnal, 9 February 1839, Phillis Sophia, daughter of Nathaniel Nugent Strode, Captain H.M. 16th Regiment.

See also Lots 507, 563, 704, and 909 for related family medals.