NAM.1984-06-92-1

Officer's shoulder belt plate, 1835 (c). Associated with 74th Regiment of Foot. Rectangular gilt brass plate bearing the following design in relief. A twelve-pointed silver rayed star upon which are the following battle honours, 'Seringapatam; Busaco; -entes D'Onor; CRodrigo; Badajoz; -alamanca; Vittoria; Pyrene--; Nivelle Orthes; Toulou---; Peninsu--; Assaye. Upon the centre of the star a gilt metal representation of an elephant, on grass and bearing a silver saddle cloth. Below all is the frosted silver Roman numeral, 'LXXIV'. On the reverse is a hook in each upper corner and a stud in each lower corner with a brown leather lining. Associated with 4th Mysore War (1799), 2nd Maratha War (1803-1805) and Peninsular War (1808-1814).

Seringapatam, Siege of, 1799 (4th Mysore War 1799), Nivelle, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814), Assaye, Battle of, 1803 (2nd Maratha War 1803-1805), Orthez, Battle of, 1814 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Busaco, Battle of, 1810 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Fuentes de Onoro, Battle of, 1811 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Badajoz, 3rd Siege of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Salamanca, Battle of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Ciudad Rodrigo, Siege of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Toulouse, Battle of, 1814 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814), Pyrenees, Battle of the, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)