Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A fine 10-clasp Peninsula War medal awarded to Private Robert Beatty, 88th Foot, who was wounded by a gun shot in the left hip at Badajoz, by a sabre wound across his right hand at Salamanca, and by a gun shot near the left elbow at Toulouse

Military General Service 1793-1814, 10 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Robert Beatty, 88th Foot.) light edge bruising and marks overall, therefore nearly very fine £3,000-£4,000

Glendining’s, June 1903; Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946.

Robert Beatty was born in the Parish of Newtown Butler, near Cavan, County Fermanagh, and enlisted for the 88th Foot at Enniskilling on 16 August 1808 (sic), aged 16, for life, a weaver by trade. His discharge papers give his period of service in the 88th as being ‘25 June 1808 - 30 May 1827’, amounting to 16 years 10 months after deducting 2 years underage. He was discharged in consequence of ‘lameness from gun shot wound near right hip - also gun shot wound near left elbow. His conduct is described as ‘Good’. The [very faint] surgeon’s report states: ‘I certify that the herein named Private Robt. Beatty is discharged in consequence of lameness caused by a gun shot wound received at Badajoz - the wound is [in front and near] the right hip. He has been in ten general engagements and was wounded near the left elbow at Toulouse & has also received a sabre cut across the fingers of his right hand at Salamanca, the wound at the elbow is liable to ‘?’ out & is only lately healed - He also labours under Chronic Cough & is completely worn out from service.’ Robert Beatty was admitted to Out-pension at 1/- per diem, to be collected at Edinburgh district, and died on 10 May 1856, aged 63.

Sold with copied discharge papers and pension registers.