Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Sepoy Bhagiram Gurung Corps of Guides.) naming officially engraved in fine running script, light contact marks, otherwise better than very fine and scarce £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Peter Duckers.

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A member of the short-lived Gurkha Company of the Corps of Guides. This élite corps is famous for its forced march from their depot at Mardan to join the forces on Delhi Ridge, a distance of of 600 miles covered in 3 weeks at the hottest time of the year. On the first day of its arrival at Delhi the majority of its officers became casualties.