The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

Hannover Waterloo 1815 (Hornist August Anschurtz, Leichte Batt. Lueneburg) fitted with contemporary steel clip and small ring suspension, old silk ribbon, nearly very fine £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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August Anschurtz was a Hornist, or Bugler, in the Lueneburg Light Battalion, which fought at Waterloo with the title Lueneburg Field Battalion in the 1st Hannoverian Brigade. The regiment was badly cut up by cuirassiers, temporarily losing a colour, when moving to assist the garrison at La Haye Sainte. Their casualties were the highest of any of the Hannoverian regiments.