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8 Aug 2021: Cachar (now both in India) caused their independent rulers to appeal for help from the British in India. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealer Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the othersThe medals are not attached to each other so although the Watson ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection, including the Order of Merit; the others precede and follow. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer Gifford, in 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Queen Victoria, by whose order the medal was issued and whose bust it therefore carried, was likewise not on the throne for the actions for which it was awarded. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: This is one of two medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection; the other precedes this. ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the London dealer Spink, in 1926.

8 Aug 2021: Ashanti Star, 1896. The Ashanti Confederation, which had existed since 1695, was from 1888 ruled by King Prempeh I, who pursued a determined policy of independence while considerably expanding his empire. ... It is unnamed, and the recipient therefore

8 Aug 2021: It is one of four medals that were awarded to him that are now in the Watson Collection;The medals are not attached to each other, so although the Watson Collection ... All the same, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: This is one of four medals that were awarded to Subadar Rana that are now in the Watson Collection;The medals are not attached to each other so although the Watson ... Nonetheless, it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them from the dealer

8 Aug 2021: Five thousand bronze versions of the medal were struck, so it is unlikely that this can be changed. ... Lester Watson purchased this example from the dealer Lowe in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: Repeated rebellions against his authority led him to seek help from the British, who used the opportunity to extract considerable territorial concessions. ... Lester Watson purchased it from the dealer Gifford in 1927.