Auction Catalogue

19 & 20 March 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 55

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20 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£2,000

The Peninsula War Medal to Captain Edward Wolfe, 28th Foot, who was severely wounded at the battles of Vittoria and the Nive

Military General Service 1793-1814
, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive (E. Wolfe, Capt. 28th Foot) medal originally named ‘Wolffe’, consequently letter ‘E’ erased and second ‘F’ altered to an ‘E’, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1800-2200

Edward Wolfe was commissioned as Lieutenant in the 28th Foot on 9 January 1806, and became Captain on 9 September 1813. He was severely wounded at Vittoria, 21 June 1813, and again severely wounded at the battle of the Nive, 13 December 1813.

Sold with an old printed statement of financial accounts, The Report of the Committee of the Forenaghts Cavalry, appointed to examine the accounts of the Corps, Dublin 1803, with mentions of Colonel John Wolfe, Captain Theobold Wolfe, and Captain John Wolfe, jun. As a result of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, members of the Forenaghts Cavalry were left with debts of some £33 10s each.