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Single Campaign Medals


‘The two front ranks, kneeling, presented a double row of deadly steel, while in the rear of these, the steady muskets of four standing ranks were levelled at the devoted horsemen. At this critical moment, when the sword was about to be matched against the firelock, and the chivalrous horsemen against the firm foot soldier - when victory hung yet in equal scales - an accidental shot from the kneeling ranks, which killing a horse, caused it and the rider to fall upon the bayonets - gave the triumph to the dragoons!’


‘For a path was now opened, and the impatient troopers rushing in amid the blazing fire, while men and horses fell fast before the muskets of the French infantry, their firm formation was destroyed, and the whole battalion were either cut down or taken prisoner.’


‘Captain Von Reitzenstein, who commanded the second squadron, seeing the success which had attended the daring onset of his comrades on the left, and being also impeded in his forward movement by the difficulties of the ground, decided upon following up the discomfiture of the infantry, and attempting the second square, which stood on the edge of the heights. He was received with a steady and destructive fire, by which Lieutenant Heugel was killed and Lieutenant Tappe severely wounded; but the moral force of the French infantry had been shaken by the fearful overthrow which they had just witnessed, and some timid individuals leaving their ranks, Reitzenstein rushed in with his ready followers; the square broke, and the greater part of the battalion was cut down or captured.’


‘A third square was instantly formed by those few who had escaped from destruction, and some cavalry came to their support. Against these Captain Baron Marschalck led the third squadron of the second regiment, and, being joined by the left troop of the second squadron under Lieutenant Fumetty, charged and dispersed the enemy's cavalry; then riding boldly at the infantry, broke and completely overthrew them.’


‘The wreck of the routed battalions now rallied and attempted to make a stand on a rising ground near the high road to Peneranda, where they again formed a connected body. Marschalck and Fumetty led their troopers a second time to the charge, but their little force had become too much reduced, and the horses were too fatigued to admit of any impression being made upon the enemy. The French received the attack with a heavy fire and with a shower of stones, to which they now had recourse; Captain Von Uslar was killed, Lieutenant Fumetty was wounded and several men and horses were struck down. No further attempt was made by the dragoons, and the enemy resumed their retreat.’


Beamish continues, ‘Soon after this memorable combat, the officers of the legion were granted permanent rank in the British army; which distinction was communicated to the corps in the following notification from the War Office:-


War Office, 10th August, 1812. “In consideration of the King’s German Legion having so frequently distinguished themselves against the enemy, and particularly upon the occasion of the late victory obtained near Salamanca, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is pleased, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, to command that the officers who are now serving with temporary rank in the several regiments of that corps, shall have permanent rank in the British army from the date of their respective commissions.”


The losses of the K.G.L. were 53 killed, 68 wounded and 6 missing. French casualties are variously stated to have been around 200 killed or wounded with some 1400 captured. The officer casualties amongst the 1st and 2nd Dragoons of the K.G.L. amounted to four killed and two wounded, the latter being Lieutenant Tappe of the 1st Dragoons, and Lieutenant Fumetty of the 2nd Dragoons. Tappe was placed on half pay in April 1815 so was neither present at Waterloo, nor lived to claim an M.G.S. medal. Fumetty is, therefore, the only officer casualty from Garcia Hernandez to receive a named medal and also lived to claim his M.G.S. medal for Salamanca and Toulouse. He was also awarded the 3rd Class of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order and the Hanoverian King William’s Cross. By 1817 he is shown in the Army List on the Foreign Half-Pay but he saw further service in the Hanoverian Army and achieved the rank of Major. From 1840 onwards he is styled in the Army List, and also in Beamish, as Joannes Justinus von Fumetty/Fumetti. He died sometime in the year 1861 and his death was recorded in the Army List for 1862.


413


St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, unnamed, pierced with later ring for suspension, good very fine


£140-£180


414


Baltic 1854-55 (E. Quick, Seaman, H.M.S. Colossus) contemporarily engraved naming either side of suspension, mounted for display alongside an original painting of H.M.S. Colossus in an octagonal glazed display frame, with information text on the medal, the ship, and the recipient, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine


£200-£240


Edwin John Vaneburgh Quick was born in Windsor on 11 March 1840 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 25 April 1854. He served in H.M.S. Colossus from 27 June 1854 to 16 May 1856, and was present in her throughout the Baltic campaign.


H.M.S. Colossus, a Second Rate ship of the line with 80 guns, was launched on 1 June 1848 and was converted to screw propulsion in June 1854.


415


Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, about extremely fine


£100-£140


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