Scinde Medal 1843. With 'Meeanee' reverse. With impressed naming (Ram Sawanth 25th Regt)

The medal with clip and straight silver suspension as issued

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Hindu faith holding the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 25th Regiment of Native Infantry of the Bombay Presidency Army of the Honourable East India Company

Reference 'Early Indian Campaigns and the Decorations Awarded for them (Major H. Biddulph, N&M reprint 2005), it is estimated that only 206 x medals with 'Meeanee' reverse were struck for award to 'All Ranks' of the 25th Bombay Native Infantry

The Battle of Meeanee was a battle between forces of the Bombay Army of the East India Company, under the command of Charles Napier and the Baloch army of Talpur Amirs of Scinde (now Sindh), led by Mir Nasir Khan Talpur. The battle took place on 17 February 1843 at Meeanee, Sindh, in what is now modern-day Pakistan. This battle and the subsequent Battle of Hyderabad (24 March 1843) eventually led to the capture of parts of Scinde region, the first territorial possession by the East India Company in what is the modern-day state of Pakistan

The 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, became a famous regiment of the Indian Army - and it's direct descendent unit continues to thrive in the Indian Army of 2024. The unit's chronology is shown below:

- 1820–26: 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1826–89: 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry, or 25th Bombay Native Infantry
- 1889–1901: 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
- 1901–03: 25th Bombay Rifles
- 1903–22: 125th Napier's Rifles
- 1922–45: 5th (Napier's) Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945–:47: 5th Battalion (Napier’s), The Rajputana Rifles
- 1947-:5th Battalion the Rajputana Rifles (Napiers)

Condition: About GVF

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