Hanover waterloo medal

[Reginald]

i am new here on this forum and have read almost all the topics about the Napoleonic war everything very interesting

I am in view of a waterloo medal from Hanover is it possible to say something about the originality?

The ribbon is a copy.

[Reginald]

Could some tel me about Heinrich Sevecke?

[ArHo]

I will not say anything about the question if this medal is an original or something else, there are much better people in this forum regarding this very complicated field.

What I can say is that the original steel ring and clip have been replaced (if they were there / this was an issued original) by a jeweller who bolted the clip and added a broad suspension. This can be seen if medals were worn often and with time the clip fell off.

Regarding the man (it would be nice to know which Landwehr Bataillon he served in, should be impressed), since he was from Hanover you will have to consult the state archives in Hannover or find someone who has a copy of the medal roll, but won't get too much more info, I am afraid, since he was simply an ordinary soldier. 

Perhaps others may add more?

Best

[paul wood]

Replacement suspensions are not a problem as at least 50% of UK Waterloos have some replacement or alteration to the suspension, all I can say is the naming is very irregular but not being a specialist in Hanoverian Waterloo medal naming I am not sure if they are always like this. Were it a British Waterloo I would suggest the naming had been corrected or otherwise mucked about with although of the period.

 

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[Reginald]

Tanks for the anwers he served in Landwehbatalion Lüneburg.

I hope some experts can five me answers about the originality of this medal

[Reginald]

Are there experts who can give an oppinion on this medal?

[Djedj]

Not claiming to be a specialist either - but all the few Hannoverian Waterloo medals I have seen show similar fonts, and they all have this king of irregularly aligned naming.

Worthy of further research !

[Reginald]

Tanks Djedje for your answer.

I did a request and payed the Hanover governement to look at the Stammrollen but did not get any answers

[BlackcowboyBS]

well it will take some time for them to answer. Orders and medals are not a hot topic for them I am afraid. 

To me the medal looks okay, but there are pretty good fakes around on the market. As ArHo claimed, neither ribbon, clip nor suspension ring are original from award period, but renewed. 

 

What I can tell you about that bataillon Lüneburg is the following:

Established late in 1813 with headquarter in Lüneburg, consisted of 4 companies all together 624 men strong. It fought brave in the battle of Quatre Bras against french cuirassiers and reached Neuilly close to Paris on 7th of july 1815 as member of the occupying forces. Send back to Lüneburg 1816 and reached it 6th of february 1816. 

 

Edited September 21, 2022 by BlackcowboyBS

[Reginald]

Hi BlackcowboyBS

Thanks for your help I'm happy with this information.

 

Regards

Jan