MAHARAJPOOR STAR, 1843, with contemporary replacement ring suspension and typical reverse steel fitting for wear (Private Thomas Branson, H.M. 39th. Regt.); officially engraved in a tidy running script. Toned, bold very fine. ex DNW auction, 16 December 2003, lot 25 This medal, and its related award, the Punniar Star, were made from the bronze taken from captured guns won by the British and Indian troops under General Sir Hugh Gough and Major General Grey. The campaign of 1843 in the state of Gwalior came about after the death of the Maharajah in February 1843, and the local unrest which followed. The campaign reached its zenith 29 December, where the battles of Maharajpoor and Punniar were fought on the same day - with the British and Indian Allied forces the victors at both. Sold with copy of original roll mention, and some useful research.
MAHARAJPOOR STAR, 1843, with contemporary replacement ring suspension and typical reverse steel fitting for wear (Private Thomas Branson, H.M. 39th. Regt.); officially engraved in a tidy running script. Toned, bold very fine. ex DNW auction, 16 December 2003, lot 25 This medal, and its related award, the Punniar Star, were made from the bronze taken from captured guns won by the British and Indian troops under General Sir Hugh Gough and Major General Grey. The campaign of 1843 in the state of Gwalior came about after the death of the Maharajah in February 1843, and the local unrest which followed. The campaign reached its zenith 29 December, where the battles of Maharajpoor and Punniar were fought on the same day - with the British and Indian Allied forces the victors at both. Sold with copy of original roll mention, and some useful research.
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