Punjab Medal

Infobox Military Award
name= Punjab Medal


caption= Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, dark blue with yellow stripes towards edges.
awarded_by= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
type= Campaign medal
eligibility= British and Honourable East India Company forces.
for= Campaign service.
campaign= Punjab 1848-49.
status=
description= Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
clasps=

Mooltan

Chilianwala

Goojerat

established= 2 April 1849
total=


caption2=

__NOTOC__The Punjab Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1849, for issue to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49 - operations which ended in the British annexation of the Punjab.

The medal was approved on 2nd April 1849, authorised for all who served in the Punjab between 7th September 1848 and 14th March 1849. [British Battles and Medals, p115] Three clasps were authorised, although no medals were awarded with all three clasps. [British Battles and Medals, p116] No unit qualified for both the clasps "Mooltan" and "Chilianwala". [British Battles and Medals, p116] The medal was issued without a clasp to those units that were present in the Punjab but did not take part in fighting. [British Battles and Medals, p116]

Clasps

* Mooltan:"7 September 1848 - 22 January 1849". Awarded to troops engaged in the siege of Multan.
* Chilianwala:"13 January 1849". Awarded to troops under the command of Lord Gough who defeated the Sikh army of Sher Singh and Lal Singh near Chilianwala.
* Goojerat:"21 February 1849". Awarded to troops under the command of Lord Gough who defeated the Sikh army of Sher Singh at Gujerat.

Notes

Bibliography

* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - "Medals Yearbook - 2005", (2004), Token Publishing.
* Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), "British Battles and Medals", (1988), Spink