Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Captain George Mainwaring, 22nd Regiment, late 87th Regiment

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lieut. G. Mainwaring, 87th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Captn. Geoe. Mainwarring, 22nd Regt.) naming correctly engraved in the proper style, fitted with steel clip and ‘German silver’ bar suspension, nearly very fine and a scarce pair (2) £2500-3000

George Mainwaring was first commissioned as Ensign into the 87th Regiment on 3 May 1815, and was promoted to Lieutenant in September 1817. He served in the Burmese war in 1825 and 1826, including the attack and capture of Melloone. He was promoted to Captain in June 1840, and shortly afterwards transferred into the 22nd Regiment which he accompanied to India in 1841. He was present with the regiment as part of the force under Sir Charles Napier in the Scinde, where, on 17 February 1843, with only 2,800 British troops, Napier attacked and defeated, after a desperate action of three hours duration, 22,000 of the enemy, strongly posted at Meeanee. Captain Mainwaring, according to the regimental history, ‘fought with distinction’ at this action. On the 21st February, Hyderabad surrendered to Napier, and on the 24th March, with 5,000 men, he attacked and signally defeated 20,000 of the enemy, posted in a very strong and difficult position at Dubba near Hyderabad, thus completing the entire subjugation of Scinde. Mainwaring was subsequently granted two years sick leave to England and does not appear to have served abroad again. He was promoted to Major on retired full pay on 28 November 1854.