208:...two fine soldiers of the 73rd Regiment, James Sutherland and William Chandler, were unfortunately killed upon the spot. The gallant conduct of the rest of the party well deserves public notice & approbation. They were resolved not to abandon their Comrades even in death, nor to suffer their bodies to be insulted by a barbarous enemy; Lance Corporal McLaughlan with another European & 4 Native Soldiers volunteered to fight their way to Badulla where they might procure assistance. The remaining 2 Europeans & 8 Natives formed themselves into a circle round the dead bodies which they had previously removed to a spot of open ground while the Corporal and his companions made their way good to Badulla followed and constantly fired at by numerous Rebels; the determined band posted round the bodies was assailed for upwards of two hours by strong parties of Kandians who, urged on by their Chiefs from the Hills, for they always keep at a distance themselves, advanced within 150 or 200 yards & poured in volleys of Musketry. The cool intrepidity of the Soldiers was shewn in the judicious reserve of their fire, for they never returned more than two shots at a time, which were sufficient to keep off the dastardly enemy until Lieut. Burns with a Detachment from Badulla drove them all into the jungle & the bodies were brought off and interred in Badulla.
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The medal had a diameter of 1.5 inches (38 mm), with the obverse bearing the inscription "CEYLON 1818" surrounded by a wreath of bay and oak leaves, while the reverse had "REWARD OF MERIT" around the edge, with the recipient's name engraved in the centre. The medal was intended to be worn around
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Ceylonese Government struck the medal in 1819, with the total number awarded varying between sources, some stating 45 and others 47 (2 in gold, 45 in silver). By regiment, recipients included 39 men of the 1st and two of the 2nd Ceylon Regiment, together with four men of the 73rd Regiment. Four
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General Orders of 7 July 1818 and 3 June 1819 notes the party of ten holding off the attackers for nearly two hours, until relief arrived in the form of a detachment from the
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Badulla and rendezvous with an escort party; this scouting party consisted of "6 Europeans, 6 Malays and 6
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On 16 June 1818, several regiments of
British colonial forces were on the road to Badulla: the
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John Wilson, Private
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Medal for capture of
Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon and Isle of France
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168:. The medal was the only one struck for the Kandyan Wars.
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241:the neck on a 1.5 inch wide deep navy blue ribbon.
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338:Ameresekere, Charles.
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690:Coorg Medal
682:Burma Medal
656:Nepal Medal
612:1801 ā 1837
166:Kandyan War
95:Established
88:Kandyan War
86:during 3rd
80:Campaign(s)
865:Categories
648:Java Medal
408:0718890094
278:References
198:Lieutenant
188:, and the
172:Background
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634:(1803ā26)
574:(1778-4)
833:(1857ā8)
820:(1848ā9)
807:(1845ā6)
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475:30 April
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414:30 April
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310:30 April
256:See also
218:Sergeant
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230:Private
202:Caffres
158:Passara
154:Badulla
55:Country
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111:Total
19:Award
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182:73rd
178:19th
140:The
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