Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Lewis Wm. Fargue, 4th Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £2000-2500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Important Collection of Medals to The King's German Legion, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Ex Whitaker Collection.

Lewis William de La Fargue joined the Legion on 30 June 1812. He served with General Wallmoden’s corps during the campaign in Northern Germany, 1813-14; in the Netherlands in 1814, and the campaign of 1815. He was severely wounded at Waterloo on 18 June 1815, during the advance by the first brigade of the Legion on the left of Hougoumont, during which Colonel Du Plat, who commanded the brigade, was mortally wounded. Lieutenant Fargue had to have one of his legs amputated as a result of his wounds. He died at Doesberg, Netherlands, in January 1833.