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Among the Regiments involved in the Mutiny of 1857 was of course the 93rd Highlanders with the Indian Mutiny inspiring much including many books and now we have of course those models from this period both in British and Indian history....a period where the British Empire was a world leader .
Dolman Miniatures have taken up the challenge to produce a version depicting a member of the Regiment and thats what we will be looking at :
Lets have alook at the Regt and one soldier in particular who served as a private in the Regt winning the ultimate accolade for bravery ..the VC....the man we are talking about :
Private David Mackay
He won the Victoria Cross at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow on 16th November 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. He was one of the first 93rd Highlanders and subsequently one of the first Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders to win the V.C. He won this for capturing a colour of the 2nd "Loodhiana" Indian Sikhs Regiment and was nominated by the 93rd Highlanders to receive the award.
London Gazette 24th December 1858 - extract:
David MacKay Pte 93rd Rgt. Date of act of bravery 16 Nov 1857 :--
"For great personal gallantry in capturing an enemy colour after a most obstinate resistance, at the Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, on the 16th of November 1857. He was severely wounded afterwards at the capture of the Shah Nujjif. (Elected for the VC by the private soldiers of the regiment)."
He received the Victoria Cross from Queen Victoria at Hyde Park 1879. He received an annual pension of £10 for winning the V.C.
As with all the VC winners a very brave man
Medals:
Pte MacKay would have been awarded these medals :-
He was promoted to Corporal 24th July 1857, to Sergeant on the 17th November 1859 and became a recruiting Sergeant around the Aberdeen area.
He was medically discharged from the Army on 24th January 1861 when his 10 year service was completed. He had enlisted as a Sergeant in the 1st Kincardineshire Volunteers by 1863.
A marker was placed by the Regt near or on his grave in 1998
The Regt has many characters in this period here is another one proudly showing off his medals (including the Mutiny. (bottom right and the Crimean (top left with at least 3 maybe 4 clasps) .a true veteran ...wouldn't this make a great subject for a bust!!!
There are as I said many books that have been written both for reference for uniforms
and also for backgrund history of the Mutiny itself
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Among the Regiments involved in the Mutiny of 1857 was of course the 93rd Highlanders with the Indian Mutiny inspiring much including many books and now we have of course those models from this period both in British and Indian history....a period where the British Empire was a world leader .
Dolman Miniatures have taken up the challenge to produce a version depicting a member of the Regiment and thats what we will be looking at :
Lets have alook at the Regt and one soldier in particular who served as a private in the Regt winning the ultimate accolade for bravery ..the VC....the man we are talking about :
Private David Mackay
He won the Victoria Cross at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow on 16th November 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. He was one of the first 93rd Highlanders and subsequently one of the first Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders to win the V.C. He won this for capturing a colour of the 2nd "Loodhiana" Indian Sikhs Regiment and was nominated by the 93rd Highlanders to receive the award.
London Gazette 24th December 1858 - extract:
David MacKay Pte 93rd Rgt. Date of act of bravery 16 Nov 1857 :--
"For great personal gallantry in capturing an enemy colour after a most obstinate resistance, at the Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, on the 16th of November 1857. He was severely wounded afterwards at the capture of the Shah Nujjif. (Elected for the VC by the private soldiers of the regiment)."
He received the Victoria Cross from Queen Victoria at Hyde Park 1879. He received an annual pension of £10 for winning the V.C.
As with all the VC winners a very brave man
Medals:
Pte MacKay would have been awarded these medals :-
- Victoria Cross
- Crimea Medal 1854-56 with bars "Alma, Balaclava & Sevastopol"
- Turkish Crimea Medal 1854-56
- Indian General Service Medal 1854-1895
- Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 with bar "Relief of Lucknow"
He was promoted to Corporal 24th July 1857, to Sergeant on the 17th November 1859 and became a recruiting Sergeant around the Aberdeen area.
He was medically discharged from the Army on 24th January 1861 when his 10 year service was completed. He had enlisted as a Sergeant in the 1st Kincardineshire Volunteers by 1863.
A marker was placed by the Regt near or on his grave in 1998
The Regt has many characters in this period here is another one proudly showing off his medals (including the Mutiny. (bottom right and the Crimean (top left with at least 3 maybe 4 clasps) .a true veteran ...wouldn't this make a great subject for a bust!!!
There are as I said many books that have been written both for reference for uniforms
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