Christian L Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Today its now 109 years, that the city of Tientsin (China) was again fully ruled by foreign troops, after there where big troubles in and around the city with Boxer-Rebells.On the 23rd around 2.000 Soldiers under the command of the russian General St?ssel hold and cleaned the city from rebells.Amongst these where 2Kompanien of the III.Seebattailon.
Christian L Posted June 23, 2009 Author Posted June 23, 2009 3 days after this happened the retreating Seymour-Expedition-Corps also reached the city and "ended" their expedition then.From one of those retreating soldiers does come the attached medalbar.Its interesting to see this clasp on a bar, as many soldiers didn't mounted the Seymour-Expedition clasp on their bar, as this clasp is for a lost "action" and with that, the only clasps of the China medal, which was given for a non victorious engagement.
VtwinVince Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Great history lesson, and a great spange as well.
Guest Rick Research Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 This ribbon bar is how I met Evil Ricky 8 years ago. Traded him some cardboard boxes for it. The combination could not possibly be correct--as you've mentioned, the Seymour expedition from Tientsin was forced back before reaching Peking. This fellow apparently thought that pasing through that city AFTER the siege entitled him to that Spange-- which it didn't.Tientsin, Seymour Expedition, and Peking were navy/marines bars. Huolo was an army one, since they arrived as reinforcements. I know of no naval UNITS that took part in the battle at Huolo, but either this man was there individually or... he was a "Stolen Valor" guy in 1938. They are little 20mm jewels... even if he was a Naughty Old Fellow.
Bernd D Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 ...Its interesting to see this clasp on a bar, as many soldiers didn't mounted the Seymour-Expedition clasp on their bar, as this clasp is for a lost "action" and with that, the only clasps of the China medal, which was given for a non victorious engagement.The wearer of this medal bar didn't like Seymour, too. Instead of wearing the Seymour clasp he prefered two clasps of battles within the expedition.
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 :speechless1: Great "inofficial" clasps Bernd , really top notch !!!!
Bernd D Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 I found this little ribbon bar. A nice combiantion. In second position must be a MEZ2.
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