Indian Mutiny Medal
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| Indian Mutiny Medal | |
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Image:IndMutinyobv.png  Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, white with two red stripes. |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British and Indian forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Indian Mutiny 1857-58. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 1858 |
| Total awarded | 290,000 |
The Indian Mutiny Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1858,[1] for issue to officers and men of British and Indian units which served in operations in surpression of the Indian Mutiny.
The medal was initially sanctioned for award to those troops who had been engaged in action against the mutineers. However in 1868 the award was extended to all those who had borne arms or who had been under fire.[2] Some 290,000 medals were awarded.[3]
Five clasps were authorised, the maximum awarded to any one man was four.[4] The medal was issued without a clasp to those who served but were not eligible for a clasp; the vast majority of these awards were made to those who became entitled to the medal as a result of the 1868 extensions of elegibility.
[edit] Clasps
- Delhi
- 30 May - 14 September 1857. Awarded to troops participating in the recapture of Delhi.
- Defence of Lucknow
- 29 June - 22 November 1857. Awarded to original defenders and to the relief force commanded by Sir Henry Havelock.
- Relief of Lucknow
- November 1857. Awarded to the relief force under the command of Sir Colin Campbell.
- Lucknow
- November 1857 - March 1858. Awarded to troops under command of Sir Colin Campbell who were engaged in final operations leading to the surrender of Lucknow and the clearing of the surrounding areas.
- Central India
- January - June 1858. Awarded to all those who served under Major-General Sir Hugh Rose in actions against Jhansi, Kalpi, and Gwalior. Also awarded to those who served with Major-General Roberts in the Rajputana Field Force and Major-General Whitlock of the Madras Column, between January and June 1858.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Authorisation contained in General Order 363 of 1858 and General Order 733 of 1859
- ^ General Order 771 of 1868, see British Battles and Medals, p136
- ^ British Battles and Medals, p136
- ^ Medal Yearbook 2004, p137
[edit] Bibliography
- Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2006, (2005), Token Publishing.
- Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink
