Ghuznee Cabul 1842 Medal named to Gunner James Donnelly 3rd Compy 1st Battn. Bombay Foot Ary. 

The medal is in good condition with a minor edge knock above the ON of DONNELLY. Has original steel clip and silver suspension bar. 

A scarce medal. Approximately 360 medals awarded to European recipients with this reverse, including 25 to the two guns of the 3/1st Bombay Foot Artillery who remained at Quetta.

The 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Bombay Artillery, was present at the capture of Manora, near Karachi, in February 1840, Captain W. Brett in command. In January 1841, equipped as a Light Field Battery with six 9-pounders, four guns left Sukkur for Quetta, Captain C. Blood in command. Two guns, however, with Donnelly present, remained at Quetta when the other four guns marched to Candahar. These two guns rejoined at Candahar before Nott marched out to Cabul on 9 August, and took part in the action at Gohain, 29-30 August, the occupation of Ghuznee, 5-6 September, and actions at Beni Badam on the 14th and Maidan on the 15th of the same month. Nott’s force reached Cabul on 17th September, two days after the arrival of Pollock’s force.

On 30th September, two guns under Lieutenant Terry took part in the burning of the village of Istalif. The whole force left Cabul for India on 12th October, Nott’s force acting as rear-guard. On 6 November, Terry was mortally wounded at Ali Musjid, the final day of the campaign. The force reached Ferozepore on 17th December 1842.