Napoleonic War Medals
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Glasgow Museums has a small but valuable collection of 22 medals relating to the Napoleonic Wars which date from 1798 to the 1820s. The Napoleonic war collection consists of three Waterloo medals awarded to soldiers, another Waterloo medal made by James Mudie in 1820 and bronze medal of the Duke of Wellington. There are also naval medals including a silver medal with ribbon and copper medals for Trafalgar; two 1798 Nile medals commissioned by Nelson’s agent, Alexander Davison, who wanted everyone serving in the battle to receive one. The collection also includes two gold medals struck by C H Kuchler for Boulton’s Soho Mint for, as yet, unknown recipients and a bronze medal awarded to Petty Officer William Wood. One silver general service medal commemorates the Peninsular war as do seven Mudie-made bronze commemorative medals of 1820 and additionally one from the Egyptian campaign from 1793–1814. There are also medals for actions in associated wars including an Admiral Howe medal of 1794 commemorating Ushant on 1st June (French Revolutionary war), St Vincent (Anglo-Spanish War) and Camperdown (Anglo-Dutch war) medals both of 1797. Lastly, there are two ribbons - one for Seringapatam in India (1799) and issued in 1801 via the East India Company, and another for the Indian service from 1799–1826.
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