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CRIMEA WAR MEDAL NAMED TO: CORPL. R. PLUCKNETT. 6 BATn. ROYAL
ARTILLERY. Clasp; SEBASTOPOL.
Officially Impressed
naming.
INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL NAMED TO: CORPL. RICHARD. PLUCKNETT. V FIELD. BATn.
NO. 1 CPy. 6th. Bn. ROYAL ARTILLERY.
LONG SERVICE AND GOOD
CONDUCT MEDAL NAMED TO: BATTy. Qr. Mr. SERGt. R. PLUCKNETT. 11th. BDe. ROYAL
ARTILLERY.
Condition: GVF.
Comes with Research.

Battery Sergeant Major,
Royal Field Artillery, 1865
INDIAN MUTINY SERVICE: "V"
BATTERY 1/6 ROYAL ARTILLERY.
MOOLTAN:
On 2nd Sept., 1858 the
62nd & 69th Bengal Native Infantry Regiments together with 4/3 Bengal Horse
Artillery, mutinied and rose against the garrison at Mooltan consisting of
Bombay Fusileers and "V" Battery, 1/6 R.A. (Major J. Singleton).
Mooltan remained quiet
till Sept. 1858, when the infantry of the garrison was reduced to the Bombay
Fusileers, it contained no cavalry, but "V" Batt, 1/6 Royal Artillery and
had just arrived from England.
The 62nd and 69th Bengal
N/I still inhabited the native lines, where latterly the men of 4/3 Bengal
H/Artillery were ordered to camp beside them. On the morning of 2nd Sept.,
without any ostensible cause they all rose and armed themselves with long
posts and sticks, having hatchets, hammers fastened on the ends they made a
sudden onslaught on the artillery quarter guard, with the the evident
intention of possessing themselves of the field-guns.
Major Singleton, who was
on the spot, ordered (2) guns into action with case shot and scattered one
party of the rebels. Another body of rebels made a rush to the stables, buy
they were met and dispersed by the Bombay Fusileers. Others approached the
stables by another route and succeeded in killing and wounding several
drivers and syces, before they were driven off by 2nd/Captain A.H.W.
Williams, R.A. and a mixed detachment of gunners and infantry.
A third party of rebels
came under shrapnel fire from Capt. Singleton's guns and were at once put to
flight, but very few escaped with their lives. |