Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Allighur, Laswarree (N. Richmond, 29th. Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising, light contact marks, good very fine £3000-3600

Provenance: Glendining’s, February 1963.

Nathanial Richmond served with the 29th Light Dragoons at the Battles of Allighur, 4 September 1803, and Laswarree, 1 November 1803, during the Second Mahratta War. ‘This remarkable regiment, the 29th Light Dragoons, was raised in 1795 by Major-General Lord Heathfield, and was numbered the 25th in 1804. It served with distinction in India, and was at the reduction of the Isle of France. It was disbanded at Chatham on its arrival from India in 1819.’

Eight medals issued with this combination of clasps, including five to the 29th Light Dragoons and one to the 76th Foot. Approximately 66 clasps for Allighur and 100 clasps for Laswarree were issued to European recipients.