Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 99/397

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 99 (2021), 213-217

JOURNAL INTELLIGENCE: NOTES 2025 MEDALS IN THE PORTRAIT OF HUGH GOUGH – referring to the medals shown in the interesting portrait of Hugh Gough that has given rise to Mr Garrett’s question in the Spring 2021 Journal, the one with the pale blue and white ribbon is the Knight’s Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III of Spain. The gold cross suspended from a pale pink ribbon is his Army Gold Cross, which was awarded to him as lieutenant-colonel of the 87th Foot and whose arms are engraved on the reverse Talavera, Barrosa, Vittoria and Nivelle. Gough’s medals are, in fact, in the custody of the National Army Museum, London under reference NAM 1966-10-27. J ONATHAN M AGUIRE 2026 REPLY TO BRITISH SMALL ARMS IN THE INDIAN MUTINY – responding to Mr Hunting’s enquiry about the firearms used by British forces during the Indian Mutiny in the last issue of the Journal, I can make no higher recommendation than that he consults D.F. Harding, Small Arms of The East India Company 1600-1856 – Vol. I: Procurement And Design, Vol. II: Catalogue of Patterns, Vol. III: Ammunition And Performance, Vol. IV: The Users And Their Small Arms, published by Foresight Books 1997. It was a most worthy winner of the Society’s Templer Medal in the year of its publication. D AVID H OWELL 2027 REPLY TO BRITISH SMALL ARMS IN THE INDIAN MUTINY – I am able to provide a couple of references in answer to Mr Hunting’s question concerning firearms used by Queen’s regiments or East India Company units during the Mutiny as follows: The Madras Fusiliers employed the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket during the advance to and secondary Defence of Lucknow and subsequent operations. See Col. H.C. Wylly, C.B, Neill’s Blue Caps (Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1924), Vol. II, p. 47 - The Madras Fusiliers were the only regiment completely armed with the Enfield Rifle,* which was not generally issued until September (1857), and when the march began, No. 10 Company, Captain Grant’s, one of the first in the Regiment to be specially trained in the use of the new weapon, covered the advance. The flank companies of the 64th and 78th Regiments also had them.* See also Smallarms of The East India Company 1600 – 1856 by D.F. Harding, Winner of The Templer Medal 1997. J ONATHAN M AGUIRE

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