Auction Catalogue

23 September 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 4

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23 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£2,300

The Second Mahratta War medal to Sowar Durmajee Row, 4th Madras Light Cavalry

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Assye (Durmajee Row 4th Light Cavy) long hyphen reverse, locally impressed naming, very fine £1200-1500

Ex C. J. Parrett collection.

The 4th Regiment of Madras Light Cavalry served in the Southern Army inder Major-General Arthur Wellesley during the 2nd Mahratta War 1803-05, and received the single battle honour ‘Assaye’. The cavalry did good service at Assye by their brilliant charges throughout the day, and lost their brigadier, Lieutenant-Colonel P. Maxwell, 19th Light Dragoons, toward the close of the battle in a final but unsuccessful charge. Command of Wellesley’s cavalry was assumed by Colonel T. Dallas, 4th Madras Light Cavalry.