Original British Victorian 1843 Gwalior Campaign Star with Ribbon named to Samuel Shears 9th Lancers Brown Bess Invasion of Western North Africa

Invasion of Western North Africa in 1943 as part of the 36th

Correct early "Tulip" ram rod and complete with correct socket bayonet

By war's end

Many of the buttons are dated "47" these could be replacements or original to the tunic

Original British Victorian 1843 Gwalior Campaign Star with Ribbon named to Samuel Shears 9th Lancers Brown Bess Invasion of Western North AfricaOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Gwalior campaign was fought between the British and Maratha forces in Gwalior in India, December 1843. The Maratha Empire controlled much of central and northern India and had fallen to the British in 1818 giving the British control over almost all of the Indian subcontinent. The Maharaja of Gwalior had died and a young child was appointed as the Maharaja with British support. However, Marathas in Gwalior saw the