Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

South Africa 1834-53 (Capt. J. W. Espinasse, 12th Regt.) nearly very fine £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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James William Espinasse was appointed Ensign in the 12th Foot on 30 April 1842; Lieutenant, 18 August 1943; Captain, 24 June 1850; Major, 22 October 1861. He served in the Kaffir War of 1852-53 (Medal). During this war the 12th formed camps at Line Drift, Fort Peddie, Botha’s Hill, Koonap and several other posts from which patrols were made almost daily, but these activities had little result until 8 January 1853, when a detachment under Captain Epinasse clashed with a party of Hottentots near Jantjies Krall and killed 18 of them with a loss to the patrol of one man killed and one wounded.