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Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, Surgeon William Jones, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment
Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 12 clasps, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number

NAM.1991-08-2-1

Description

Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, with 12 clasps: Toulouse, Orthes, Nive, Nivelle, Pyrenees, Vittoria, Salamanca, Badajoz, Ciudad Rodrigo, Fuentes D’Onor, Busaco and Corunna. One of two medals awarded to Surgeon William Jones. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Surgeon Jones served as Regimental Surgeon to the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment in the Peninsular and at Waterloo. The surgeons in Wellington’s Army were barely able to cope with the thousands of casualties after Waterloo. Additional medical officers and civilian volunteers were sent from England to help, even then they were hopelessly overstretched.

Events

Nivelle, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814), Nive, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814), Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815), Orthez, Battle of, 1814 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Corunna, Retreat to, 1809 (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)

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