Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Partington, 18th Lt. Dragns.) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 13th, 18th and 13th/18th Hussars.

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Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1939; Baldwin 1966.

Thomas Partington first enlisted at Chipping Norton on 5 April 1799, and the service returns of 1806 show that he deserted from 20 July 1803 to 14 May 1805. This period of absence was deducted from his total service time but no further information is given on the incident. He is shown ‘on passage to Portugal’ during 1808 and continues on all musters until January 1813, at which point he disappears fro te musters until early in 1814. The reason for his absence is unknown but it is interesting to note that some time at some time in 1813 a Horse Transport ship, the Canada, carrying a detachment of the 18th Hussars and some other troops was captured by an American privateer and ransomed some time later; perhaps Partington was one of this detachment. The musters show that Thomas Partington was discharged on 25 August 1814,on reduction of the establishment. Sold with some research.