Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (John Watson, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, contact pitting, otherwise better than good fine £1,000-£1,400

John Watson served as a Gunner in Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hew Ross’s “A” Troop at Waterloo.

“A” Troop Royal Horse Artillery was formed in 1793 and is the senior battery in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Equipped exclusively with chestnut horses from the start, Wellington asked about the whereabouts of the ‘Chestnut Troop’ during the battle of Waterloo. This unofficial title stuck until Edward VII sanctioned the honour title of “A” Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery in 1902.