ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Single British Campaign Medals, A “Die Hards” Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (Thos. Munn, 57th Foot). Suspension claw tightened and neat repair to carriage on one side between first two clasps, otherwise, very fine, toned. £3000-3500
During the early part of the Peninsular War the 57th Foot, which contained a number of turbulent characters in its ranks, received the nickname of the “Steelbacks”, from the amount of flogging administered to the men and the way in which they bore the punishments, but after Albuhera Colonel Inglis’ words to his “fighting villains” caused this soubriquet to be replaced by the Honourable one of the “Die Hards”. At this bloodiest of battles the 57th had 2 officers and 87 men killed and 21 Officers and 318 men wounded.
The Regiment sustained a further 28 casualties at Vittoria, 75 in the Pyrenees, 64 at Nivelle and 127 at Nive.
Sold with extensive copied paperwork confirming entitlement.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 8 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Dond. Fraser, 42nd Foot.) good very fine ; £1800-2200
Ex McKenzie Collection 1873 and Samson Collection 1991.
Donald Fraser was born at Inverness on 1 January 1785, and enlisted into the 42nd Foot at Fort George on 22 March 1807, aged 22. He went to the Peninsula with the 2nd Battalion and was later received into the 1st Battalion. He served in Captain James Stirling’s Company at Waterloo, and is possibly also entitled to the Regimental Medal for the Peninsula war. He was discharged to Pension at Gibraltar on 17 August 1826, worn out from long service.
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