Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Lieut. J. Cowslade, 19th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine
£1600-1800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood.

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John Cowslade was born at Reading in 1787 and was appointed an Ensign in the Bengal Army on 19 July 1806. He arrived in India in August 1806 and was posted to the 2/19th N.I. Promoted to Lieutenant in December 1807, he served with the 2/19th N.I. in the 2nd Division in the Nepaul War of 1814-15. He retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1848 and became Honorary Colonel in November 1854. He died in London on 29 October 1858.