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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 6

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul, short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming (Lieut J. Cowslade, 19th N. I.), nearly extremely fine

John Cowslade was born at Reading in 1787. He was appointed ensign on 19 July 1806 in the Bengal Army, disembarking in India in August 1806. Posted to the 2/19th Native Infantry he was promoted Lieutenant in December 1807 and later fought in the Nepaul War of 1814-15. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in July 1848 but was promoted Honorary Colonel in November 1854. He died in London on 29 October 1858.

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