Orders, Decorations and Medals

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Nagpore (Lieut. F. Rutledge, 19th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, very fine
£2000-2500

Francis Rutledge was baptised at Cawnpore on 28 October 1789. He was posted as Lieutenant to the 19th Bengal Native Infantry in 1807 and served at the storming of the fortified Hill of Adgurre, and at the siege and capture of the Fort of Adjeghur, in Bundelcund, in 1809. He was present in the Nepaul War of 1814-15 at the assault of Malaun (despatches London Gazette 16 November 1815), and in the third Mahratta War of 1816-17 at the capture of Nagpore (Medal with two clasps). He was promoted to Captain in May 1824, to Major in December 1830 and was invalided at the end of that same month. After transfer to the Invalid Establishment he resided for more than 30 years at Chinsura, Bengal, and died at Calcutta on 30 May 1871.