The Collection of Napoleonic War Medals formed by the late R.W. Gould, M.B.E.

Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (William Hochstein, Serjt. 2nd Line Bn. K.G.L.) good very fine
£1600-1800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Napoleonic War Medals formed by the late R.W. Gould, M.B.E..

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Maximum number of clasps to the 2nd Line Battalion. Hochstein was also present at Waterloo, where he served ‘On Command with the Hannoverian Army’, and would have received the Hannoverian Waterloo medal. The regiment was disbanded in December 1815 and reformed as part of the Hannoverian Army, becoming the 1st Grenadier Garde Battalion.