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Sutlej Medal

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Description
Clasps
References
Bibliography

{{Infobox Military Award
|name= Sutlej Medal
|image=
|caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal.
|awarded_by= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|type= Campaign medal
|eligibility= British and Honourable East India Company forces.
|for= Campaign service.
|campaign= Sutlej 1845-46.
|status=
|description= Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
|clasps=

Ferozeshuhur
Aliwal
Sobraon

|established= 17 April 1846
|total=
|image2= Sutlej Medal BAR.svg
|image_size2= 100px
|caption2= Ribbon bar of the medal
}}

The Sutlej Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1846, for issue to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Sutlej campaign of 1845-46 (also known as the First Anglo-Sikh War). This medal was the first to use clasps to denote soldiers who fought in the major battles of the campaign.^[1]

The medal was approved on 17 April 1846.^[1]

Description

A circular silver medal, {{convert|36|mm|in}} in diameter, designed by William Wyon.^[1]
Obverse: The diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA.^[2]
Reverse: A standing figure of victory, facing left and holding a wreath in her outstretched hand, with a collection of trophies at her feet. Around the circumference is the legend ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ, with the name and year of the first battle in which the recipient served below.^[2]
Ribbon: The {{convert| 31.7|mm|in}} wide ribbon is dark blue with crimson edges.

Clasps

The Sutlej Medal commemorates four battles. The first in which the recipient participated is shown on the reverse of the medal, with any further battles indicated by a clasp. As there was no battle prior to the battle of Moodkee no clasp was produced for this action.^[3]
The three clasps awarded were for the battles of:^[2]

Ferozeshuhur
Aliwal
Sobraon

References

1. ^¹²{{Cite book|author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.|title=British Battles and Medals.|pages=180–181. Published Spink, London. 1988}}
2. ^¹²{{Cite book|author=John W. Mussell, editor.|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|page=141 Published Token Publishing Limited, Honiton, Devon. 2015}}
3. ^{{cite book | title=Ribbons and medals : the world’s military and civil awards| last=Dorling| first=Henry Taprell| date=1974| edition=New Enlarged Edition (11th edition)| publisher=W.S. Cowell Ltd| location=Suffolk, England| isbn=0-540-07120-X}}

Bibliography

Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2005, (2004), Token Publishing.
Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink

2 : British campaign medals|Anglo-Sikh wars

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