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{{infobox military award
| name = Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
| image = [[File:Cabul Medal 1842 (Obverse).jpg|152px]][[File:Cabul Medal 1842 (Reverse).jpg|148px]]
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| caption = Obverse, and reverse of the 'Cabul' version
| presenter = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|35px]] [[East India Company|British East India Company]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| type = Campaign Medal
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| campaign = [[Kabul Expedition (1842)|Kabul Expedition]], [[First Anglo-Afghan War|First Afghan War]]
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| clasps = None
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| established = 1842
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| image2 = [[File:Kabul to Kandahar Star ribbon.png|100px]]
| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the medal
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[[File:Cabul Ghaznee Candahar Medal 1842.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Reverse of Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul version]]

The '''Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal''' was awarded to those who took part in the [[Kabul Expedition (1842)|campaign in the spring and summer of 1842]], under the command of General [[William Nott (British general)|William Nott]], to restore British standing in Afghanistan after earlier defeats during the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].

The medal was approved by General Order at [[Shimla|Simla]] by the Honourable [[East India Company]] on 4 October 1842. Approximately 22,100 were awarded, about 4,400 to members of the [[British Army]] and 17,700 to the mainly native [[British Indian Army|forces of the Honourable East India Company]].<ref name=Joslin/>

==Appearance==
The medal, designed by [[William Wyon]], was silver and {{convert|36|mm|in}} in diameter, with the following design:<ref name=Joslin>{{Cite book|authors=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin|title=British Battles and Medals|pages=106–7|location=Spink, London|year=1988}}</ref> The obverse shows the [[diadem]]ed head Queen Victoria facing left with the inscription 'VICTORIA VINDEX', Vindex translating as 'Protector'.<ref>Cassell's New Latin-English Dictionary, 5th edition 1968. p. 643. {{ISBN|0304929093}}. Defines Vindex as: 'one who lays claim to or protects, a claimant or protector'</ref> Four different reverses were struck, indicating the campaigns in which the recipient served: 'CANDAHAR 1842' within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown. For operations around [[Kandahar]] from March to May 1842. Slightly over 2,600 were awarded. 'CABUL 1842' within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown. For the advance on [[Kabul]], culminating in the city's capture on 15 September 1842. Approximately 12,750 were awarded. 'GHUZNEE' 'CABUL', each within a separate laurel wreath, surmounted by a single crown and with the year '1842' below. For the forces who defeated the Afghans at [[Ghazni|Ghuznee]] on 30 August and who then advanced on Kabul. About 1,520 were awarded. 'CANDAHAR, GHUZNEE, CABUL 1842' within a single laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown. For those present at all three campaigns. Slightly over 5,200 were awarded.

The suspension consists of a straight steel suspender, attached to the medal by way of a steel clip and pin. Some recipients later replaced this with a more ornate silver suspension.

The ribbon is the watered rainbow coloured ribbon common to most East India Company medals, with a pattern of red, white, yellow, white and blue.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.|title=British Battles and Medals.| page=272 ribbon chart. Published Spink, London. 1988}}</ref>

The recipient's name and regiment were engraved on the edge for the medal.

While no official clasps were awarded, 'Marzenia 1842' and 'Tazeane 1842' were sometimes privately added to the ribbon of the Cabul medal.<ref name=Medals/>

In addition, two erroneous strikings were made. In one 'VICTORIA REGINA' rather than 'VICTORIA VINDEX' appears on the obverse; in the other the reverse reads 'CABVL 1842', 15 of these medals are known to have been issued.<ref name=Medals>[http://britisharmymedals.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Cabul/ British Army Medals]</ref>

==Anglo-Afghan War==
Four separate campaign medals were awarded to British led forces who served in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War|Afghan War]] of 1839 to 1842:<ref>{{Cite book|author=Edward C. Joslin.|title=Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals.|page=90. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974}}</ref>
*[[Ghuznee Medal]]. [[Battle of Ghazni|Storming of Ghuznee fortress]], 21–23 July 1839.
*[[Jellalabad Medals|Jellalabad Medal]]. [[Battle of Jellalabad|Defence of Jalalabad]], 12 November 1841 – 7 April 1842.
*[[Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie]]. Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie, January–26 May 1842.
*Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal. Major operations of 1842, the final year of the war.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{British campaign medals}}
{{Campaign medals of the Honourable East India Company}}
[[Category:British campaign medals]]
[[Category:Medals of the Honourable East India Company]]
[[Category:1842 establishments in the United Kingdom]]

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