Moodkee. Battle of, 18th December, 1845. See SUTLEJ CAMPAIGN. Name and regiment indented. Rarity. Medal with bar only (there is no clasp for this action—MOODKEE is in the exergue) rather scarce. Mooltan. Siege and capture, 2nd January, 1849. See PUNJAB CAMPAIGN. Rarity. Medal with this clasp only, scarce; with GOOJERAT in addition, common. Mutiny. India, 1857-58. See INDIAN MUTINY. Mysore Medal. India. The readers of Indian military history are familiar with England's brilliant successes and consequent gradual acquisition of territory. The war with Tippoo, in 1791-2, ended in his signal defeat, which for a time completely paralyzed his power, checked his ambitious designs, deprived him of half his kingdom, and obliged him to a humiliating submission. The event is commemorated by a silver medal, distributed by the Indian Government to the Company's troops. Obv. A Sepoy, in the military costume of the time, viz. :— piqued hat, red jacket and bare legs; the figure is erect, and holds in his right hand the English flag; in his left the Mysore banner reversed; behind is a distant view of the fortress of Seringapatam. Rev. Inscribed--FOR SERVICES IN MYSORE, A.D. 1791-1792. The legend, which is Persian, signifies the same, and that the medal was given by the English Government. Silver medal. Two sizes; the larger awarded to officers, also struck in gold. Rarity. Original medal very rare. Nagpore. Battle and capture, November and December, 1817. Medal and clasp. See ARMY OF INDIA. Rarity. Rare. Navy General Service Medal. 1793-1840. Obv. Rev. Diademed head of the Queen-VICTORIA REGINA, 1848. Britannia seated upon a sea horse, holding a trident in her right hand, an olive branch in her left. Ribbon. White, blue edges. Name indented on the edge. Rarity. The medals with clasps, either one or more, are all rare, excepting SYRIA, NAVARINO, and ALGIERS. Medals with more than three clasps are very rare. The Colls. of J. Kermack Ford and J. Lawson Whalley have the medal with five clasps. In Lieut.-Col. Eaton's Coll. there is one with six. The following is a list of battles and services for which the medals have been awarded, in accordance with the Admiralty Order, dated June 1st, 1847 — Actions for which Medals have been granted. Capture of French frigate 'Cléopatre' Capture of French frigate 'Reunion' Running the 'Zebra' alongside the Defeat of the French fleet; capture of Capture of French frigate 'Sybille Capture of Tourterelle 13 Mar., 1795 Lively George Burlton Action with French fleet, and capture 14 Mar., 1795 FLEET Vice-Admiral Hotham Action with four French ships, and cap- 17 May, 1795 ture of 'La Raison' and 'Prévoyante' * "Captain" in all cases when the rank is omitted. Hon. A. Cochrane Thetis Actions for which Medals have been granted. Action with, and capture of, privateer Brilliant repulse of a fleet four times superior in force 17 June, 1795 FLEET Lieut. Macarthy Vice-Ad. Hon. W. Cornwallis Action with the French fleet, and capture of three sail of the line Action with the French frigates 'Minerve' and 'Artémise,' and capture of the former Destroying the batteries at Port Spergui, and destroying the corvette 'Etourdie,' four brigs, two sloops, and one lugger Action with the three French frigates 25 Aug., 1795 Spider, cutter 17 Mar., 1796 Diamond Liberty Lieutenant Oswald Sir Sydney Smith Commander Geo. M'Kinley Aristocrat, lugger Lieut. Abraham Gossett Actions for which Medals have been granted. 6 Capture of French frigate Utile' Capture of French frigate Proserpine' Action with French ship 'Decieux' and brig Vaillante,' and capture of the former Capture of Spanish frigate 'Santa Sabina' by Minerve,' and action between 'Blanche' and 'Ceres Destruction of French 74, 'Droits de 13 Jan., 1797 Indefatigable Action with the Spanish fleet, and capture of four sail of the line. Battle of St. Vincent 14 Feb., 1797 FLEET |