Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall

ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826, 5 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig, long hyphen reverse, good very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall.

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An unnamed medal which represents the great achievements of the 76th Foot under General Lord Lake in the campaigns of 1803-1804, and which earned the Regiment the nickname 'The Immortals'. Only 4 men of the regiment survived to claim the medal with these five clasps.