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	The '''Scinde Medal''' was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the [[Honourable East India Company]], the [[22nd Regiment of Foot]] of the [[British Army]] and members of the [[History of the Indian Navy#Colonial Indian Navy\|Indian Navy]] who ~~manned~~ the Indus Flotilla, who participated in Major General [[Charles James Napier\|Sir Charles Napier's]] conquest of [[Sindh\|Scinde]] between 1842 and 1843.<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Edward C. Joslin.\|title=Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals.\|page=85. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974}}</ref>		The '''Scinde Medal''' was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the [[Honourable East India Company]], the [[22nd Regiment of Foot]] of the [[British Army]] and members of the [[History of the Indian Navy#Colonial Indian Navy\|Indian Navy]] who crewed the [[Indus Flotilla]], who participated in Major General [[Charles James Napier\|Sir Charles Napier's]] conquest of [[Sindh\|Scinde]] between 1842 and 1843.<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Edward C. Joslin.\|title=Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals.\|page=85. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Sir Charles Napier was sent to Scinde for the purpose of quelling the [[Amirs]] of [[Sindh]], Mir Rustam Khan Talpur, [[Mir Nasir Khan Talpur]] and [[Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur]]. They had made various hostile demonstrations against the British government after the termination of the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], conducting frequent raids on British convoys travelling between [[India]] and [[Afghanistan]]. General Napier's campaign against these Amirs resulted, after the victories of [[Battle of Miani\|Miani]] and [[Battle of Hyderabad\|Hyderabad]], in the complete subjugation of the province of Sindh, and its annexation to the [[Bombay Presidency]] of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Frank H. Wallis.\|title=A History of the British Conquest of Afghanistan and Western India, 1838 to 1849.\|year=2009\|pages=111–120. ~~The~~ Edwin Mellen Press. 2009\|isbn=978-0773446755}}</ref>		Sir Charles Napier was sent to Scinde for the purpose of quelling the [[Amirs]] of [[Sindh]], Mir Rustam Khan Talpur, [[Mir Nasir Khan Talpur]] and [[Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur]]. They had made various hostile demonstrations against the British government after the termination of the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], conducting frequent raids on British convoys travelling between [[India]] and [[Afghanistan]]. General Napier's campaign against these Amirs resulted, after the victories of [[Battle of Miani\|Miani]] and [[Battle of Hyderabad\|Hyderabad]], in the complete subjugation of the province of Sindh, and its annexation to the [[Bombay Presidency]] of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Frank H. Wallis.\|title=A History of the British Conquest of Afghanistan and Western India, 1838 to 1849.\|year=2009\|pages=111–120. [[Edwin Mellen Press]]. 2009\|isbn=978-0773446755}}</ref>

	==Description==		==Description==

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{{Infobox Military Award
|name= Scinde Medal
|image= [[File:Scinde Medal, 1843 obverse.jpg|146px]][[File:Scinde Medal, 1843 reverse for Meeanee and Hyderabad.png|152px]]
|caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal for those present at the Battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad
|presenter= [[Honourable East India Company]] ([[United Kingdom]])
|type= [[Campaign medal]]
|eligibility= [[British Army]] [[Bombay Army|Indian Army, mainly from the Bombay Presidency]]
|awarded_for= Campaign service.
|campaign= MEEANEE 1843, HYDERABAD 1843, MEEANEE, HYDERABAD 1843
|status=
|description= Silver disk 36 mm wide
|clasps= None
|established= 1843
|total_awarded=
|image2= [[File:Kabul to Kandahar Star ribbon.png|100px|center]]Ribbon bar.
|caption2=
}}

The '''Scinde Medal''' was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the [[Honourable East India Company]], the [[22nd Regiment of Foot]] of the [[British Army]] and members of the [[History of the Indian Navy#Colonial Indian Navy|Indian Navy]] who manned the Indus Flotilla, who participated in Major General [[Charles James Napier|Sir Charles Napier's]] conquest of [[Sindh|Scinde]] between 1842 and 1843.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Edward C. Joslin.|title=Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals.|page=85. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974}}</ref>

==History==
Sir Charles Napier was sent to Scinde for the purpose of quelling the [[Amirs]] of [[Sindh]], Mir Rustam Khan Talpur, [[Mir Nasir Khan Talpur]] and [[Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur]]. They had made various hostile demonstrations against the British government after the termination of the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], conducting frequent raids on British convoys travelling between [[India]] and [[Afghanistan]]. General Napier's campaign against these Amirs resulted, after the victories of [[Battle of Miani|Miani]] and [[Battle of Hyderabad|Hyderabad]], in the complete subjugation of the province of Sindh, and its annexation to the [[Bombay Presidency]] of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Frank H. Wallis.|title=A History of the British Conquest of Afghanistan and Western India, 1838 to 1849.|year=2009|pages=111–120. The Edwin Mellen Press. 2009|isbn=978-0773446755}}</ref>

==Description==
The medal, designed by [[William Wyon]],<ref name=Dorling>{{Cite book|author=Captain H. Taprell Dorling.|title=Ribbons and Medals.|pages=60-1. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. 1956}}</ref> was a silver disc {{convert|36|mm|in}} wide, with the following design:<ref name=Joslin>{{Cite book|author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.|title=British Battles and Medals.|year=1988|pages=111-112. Published Spink, London. 1988|isbn=0907605257}}</ref> 

''Obverse'': Left facing, [[diadem]]ed bust of Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] facing left with inscription VICTORIA REGINA.

''Reverse'': Three different versions were issued, all containing the name and year of the battle(s) where the recipient was present, surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a crown:
* MEEANEE / 1843. For participation in the [[Battle of Miani]] (or Meeanee), 17 February 1843.
* HYDERABAD / 1843. For participation in the [[Battle of Hyderabad]], 24 March 1843.
* MEEANEE / HYDERABAD / 1843. For participation in both battles.

''Suspender'': Straight Steel Clip and straight bar suspender. The suspenders on the medals issued to the 22nd Foot were replaced with silver ones at the expense of the unit's Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Pennefather after they particularly distinguished themselves.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C134446|title=Australian War Memorial, Scinde Medal|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

''Ribbon'': {{convert|45|mm|in}} rainbow pattern watered 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>

''Engraving'': Impressed or engraved with recipient's name and regiment around the rim.<ref name=Joslin/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom110.htm Medals of the World]
* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2011090.British_Campaign_Medals_1815_1914 Peter Duckers, British Campaign Medals 1815-1914, 2000]
* [http://www.onlinemedals.co.uk/medal-encyclopaedia/pre-ww1-medals/scinde-medal Online Medals, Scinde Medal]

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