Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted badge of a companion, inscribed ‘Christopher Sullivan Fagan Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 44th Regiment of Native Infantry on the Bengal Establishment, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Nominated 26th December 1826, 190x115mm, with remains of original outer paper wrapper, extremely fine £300-350

Christopher Sullivan Fagan was born in March 1781 and joined the Indian Army in 1800. He served with the 18th N.I. during the Second Mahratta War, including the operations in the Bundelkhand under General Lake, and the action at Kapsa. He was present at the siege and capture of Gwalior in December 1803, and was appointed to act as Engineer and was present at the defeat of Rajah Ram Singh in the battle of Passwarree and, in July 1804, he was severely wounded at the capture of Jaitpur. In 1826 he served as a Brigadier in command of the 6th Infantry Brigade at the siege and capture of Bhurtpoor (Despatches, and Companion of the Bath). Later appointments included command of the 44th Native Infantry and Commandant of the fortress of Agra. He commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade and the Mewar Field Force 1833-35, and was promoted to Brigadier-General in June 1838, before retiring to England in 1839. He died in Wiltshire on 26 May 1843.