Fantastic Scarce Victorian 19thC Sutlej Punjab Mutiny Officers Major Medal Group

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Fantastic Scarce Victorian 19thC Sutlej Punjab Mutiny Officers Major Medal Group:
$2362.37

Here we have aFantastic Scarce Victorian 19thC Sutlej Punjab Mutiny Officers Major Medal Group,Stunning medal group with lovely patina and aging to the medals, few edge knocks that can be seen and the medals are missing their original ribbons, but overall very good condition for age, scarce and interesting medals these are all named to a Major Shakespeare Sage:

Shakespeare Sage, Bengal Military, born 9th January 1824, the son of Reverend Charles Arthur Sage and his wife Caroline, who baptised his son at Southminster,Essex on the 11th January 1824. Shakespeare Sage gained a direct entry to the East India Company\'s Army, he arrived in india in 1842 and was posted to the 30th Bengal Native Infantry with which Regiment he served at the battle of Aliwal and was awarded themedal for the Sutlej Campaign at Aliwell.

He was on Europe Furlough when the Mutiny occurred and like many others was recalled to India. The 36th B.N.I. had mutinied and no longer existed so Sage was appointed as Interpreter to H.M.s 82nd Regiment of Foot.

After the Commander in Chief\'s force had retaken Futtehhurh from the mutineers Sage was ordered to remain there and to raise and command The Futtehhurh Levy on the reorganisation of the Bengal Army.

The regiment was numbered the 34th (Futtehhurh) Regiment Native Infantry and Sage remained its Commanding Officer until he was posted to the 37th (Meerut) N.I. as 2i/c.In 1856 Sage was granted a Sick Certificate Furlough to Europe.

He died at Folkestone on the 10th July in the 42nd year of his life and the 23rd of his service to India. His death was reported by his brother.

, medals are officially named and read in engraved italics on the first two \"Lieut S. Sage. 30th N.I\" and then impressed on the mutiny reads \"Captn S.Sage, Futtehghur Levy\" interesting early victorian campaign medals worthy of further research, perfect for medal dealers, museums, honourable east india company collectors, displays, lectures, victorian researchers, historians and investors and much more!