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Army Gold Cross for the Peninsular War with five clasps, Col Sir William de Lancey
Army Gold Cross for the Peninsular War, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number

NAM.1995-04-1-1

Description

Army Gold Cross for Fuentes d’Onor Busaco, Coruna, Badajoz with clasps: Nive, Talavera; Salamanca, Vittoria; St Sebastian Awarded to Col Sir William de Lancey, Deputy Quartermaster General, Army Staff, 1813-1815 (c). Col de Lancy was killed at Waterloo when a cannonball struck him on the back, knocking him off his horse, he died a week later. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).

Events

Nive, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814), Corunna, Battle of, 1809 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Talavera, Battle of, 1809 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), San Sebastian, Siege of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Busaco, Battle of, 1810 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Fuentes de Onoro, Battle of, 1811 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Salamanca, Battle of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Badajoz, 1st Siege of, 1811 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)

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