A PUNJAB MEDAL WITH TWO CLASPS TO MAJOR MC CAUSLAND COMMANDI...

A PUNJAB MEDAL WITH TWO CLASPS TO MAJOR MC CAUSLAND COMMANDING THE 70TH BENGAL INFANTRY. A Punjab medal with Goojerat and Chilianwala clasps named to Major J.K. Mc Causland Commg 70th Bengal N.I. John Kennedy Mc Causland (1803 - 1879) served from 1820-1861 with the 70th Bengal Native Infantry leading the unit and seeing action at Chilianwala and Goojerat. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1849 retiring with the rank of Lieutenant General in 1861. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, a gift from Mrs K.M. Mc Causland in 1958. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

Estimate:£300

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