Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 53 25 Nov 2020
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Military Medals, Indian Mutiny medal 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Serjt. Geo. A. Shipp, 1st. Bn. Bengal Art.), very fine
A note with the medal, quoting from The Indian Mutiny of 1857 by Colonel G. B. Malleson [1891], London, Seeley & Co. (though misidentified) states 'Sergeant G. Shipp was in charge of 'F' Battery of the Bengal Artillery at Takiwal Forts in the siege of Delhi (1857). His father, Colonel John Shipp, commanded the 87th Regt. of Foot (Royal Irish Fusiliers) at the Siege of Delhi, and held the encircled Garrison out for nearly 3 months, before being relieved by the main English columns. He became General in 1864 and his son subsequently became Captain. Died 1877.'
(350-550 GBP)
A note with the medal, quoting from The Indian Mutiny of 1857 by Colonel G. B. Malleson [1891], London, Seeley & Co. (though misidentified) states 'Sergeant G. Shipp was in charge of 'F' Battery of the Bengal Artillery at Takiwal Forts in the siege of Delhi (1857). His father, Colonel John Shipp, commanded the 87th Regt. of Foot (Royal Irish Fusiliers) at the Siege of Delhi, and held the encircled Garrison out for nearly 3 months, before being relieved by the main English columns. He became General in 1864 and his son subsequently became Captain. Died 1877.'
(350-550 GBP)