CHINA 1842, 98th REGIMENT / N.STAFF.REGT

1842 1st China medal
To- WILLIAM.HASLEM.98th.REGIMENT.FOOT
A truly superb example of this medal with the original German silver suspender.
The 98th formed part of the force that assaulted and captured Ching-Kiang Foo on 21 July 1842. This was one of the hardest engagements of the war but with Nanking under threat of attack the Chinese sued for peace, hostilities were suspended and a treaty signed on 29 August. Thereafter the 98th re-embarked on the Belleisle on 3 September, arriving in Hong Kong on 29 September. There being no available accommodation on shore, the regiment had to remain on board ship for the following four months. Although the 98th had only one man wounded at Ching-Kiang Foo, the death rate from the effects of sun, cholera and malaria were extremely high and in the six months between June and December 1842, there were a total of 283 deaths in the regiment
Lightly toned N.E.F or better

Code: 58064