Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

The Brunswick Waterloo Medal to Ensign Theodor Bruns, 2nd Jaeger Battalion, killed in action on 18th June

Brunswick Waterloo 1815 (Theod. Bruns. Faehnr. 2. Iaeg. Bt.) fitted with original steel clip and small ring suspension, nearly extremely fine and very rare £2000-2500

Fähnrich Theodor Bruns was one of only two officers of this unit to be killed at Waterloo. Both men held the rank of Fähnrich or junior officer, roughly equivalent to an Ensign in the British Army. The 2nd Jaeger Battalion was part of the Avantgarde, or Vanguard, battalion of rifle-armed sharpshooters that operated independently of the divisional structure. It comprised of two Jaeger battalions, mostly veterans from Spain, and two light battalions. It was heavily engaged at Quatre Bras, mostly skirmishing in the Bois de Bossu, and at Waterloo it advanced later in the battle to give support to Hougoumont.