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Capture of Ceylon Medal

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The original suspension was a flattened loop, riveted at the base, and was intended to be worn round the neck with a yellow cord; the EIC would not award medals with ribbons proper until 1826 with the award of the
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in gold and in silver. Both types were 2 inches (51 mm) in diameter. They were of a plain design, with both sides of the medal having only an inscription:
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Barton and Clarke but possibly to two native officers, with 121 being cast in silver for native Indian non-commissioned officers and men (known as
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Note: Where no ribbon is shown, the medal was suspended around the neck by a cord
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This medal was given by way of acknowledgment of services in Ceylon in the
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British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian
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Medal for capture of Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon and Isle of France
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Two medals were cast in gold for award to officers, probably
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to soldiers in Bengal artillery units of the armies of the
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troops and British Crown forces, did not receive a medal.
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Other participants of the invasion, including other
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East India Company medal for 1795 invasion of Ceylon
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Campaign medal

East India Company
Bengal Artillery
Invasion of Ceylon (1795)

Invasion of Ceylon (1795)
Governor-General of India
East India Company
capture of Ceylon
Order in Council
Fort William, India
Bengal Army
East India Company
British invasion
Dutch Ceylon
French Revolutionary Wars
Captains
Bengal Artillery
East India Company
Calcutta Mint
Persian
year of the Hijrah
Burma Medal
Invasion of Ceylon (1795)
Ceylon Medal
Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka

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