The Fidelity Medallion was awarded to soldiers involved in the capture of a British general born in what year?
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Fidelity Medallion The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780. Also known as the "André Capture Medal", the Fidelity Medallion was awarded to those soldiers who participated in the capture of Major John André, of the British army, who had been the contact to Benedict Arnold and had helped organize his defection.
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John André John André (2 May 1750 – 2 October 1780) was a British Army officer hanged as a spy by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British.
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Charles Broad (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir Charles Noel Frank Broad KCB DSO (29 December 1882 – 23 March 1976) was a British Army General during World War II.
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Henry Pownall Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall, (19 November 1887 – 10 June 1961) was a senior British Army officer who held several important command and staff appointments during the Second World War. In particular, he was chief of staff to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium until the fall of France in May 1940. He was later chief of staff to General Archibald Wavell until the fall of Singapore in 1942, and chief of staff to Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1943–44.
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Edmund Nagle Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, KCB (1757 – 14 March 1830) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who is best known for his capture of the French frigate "Révolutionnaire" at the Action of 21 October 1794 and his close association with King George IV as a courtier from 1820 to his own death.
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Forbes Macbean Lieutenant-General Forbes Macbean {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (1725 – 11 November 1800) was a British Army officer of the Royal Artillery.
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David Forbes (British Army officer) Major-General David Forbes {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (13 January 1772 – 29 March 1849) was a Scottish military officer in the British Army.
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George Pearkes Major General George Randolph Pearkes, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (February 28, 1888 – May 30, 1984) was a Canadian politician and soldier. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Imperial forces; and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
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Gordon Forbes (British Army officer) General Gordon Forbes (1738 – 17 January 1828) was a senior officer in the British Army.
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the Siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. He also served as a civil and military governor in Ireland and India; in both places he brought about significant changes, including the Act of Union in Ireland, and the Cornwallis Code and the Permanent Settlement in India.
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William Gurdon Stirling General Sir William Gurdon Stirling (1907–1973) was a British Army General who reached high office during the 1960s.
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Nevill Smyth Major General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (14 August 1868 – 21 July 1941) was a senior officer in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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John Frederick Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis Brigadier-General John Frederick Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (14 January 1878 – 24 October 1915), known as 'Jack Tre', was a British Army officer in World War I. At the time of his death he was the youngest Brigadier-General in the British Army.
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Robert Cottrell-Hill Major-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill (born Robert Charles Hill; 7 November 1903 – 10 November 1965) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.
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David Lloyd Owen Major General David Lanyon Lloyd Owen {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (10 October 1917 – 5 April 2001) was a British soldier and writer. During the Second World War he commanded the Long Range Desert Group.
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Cyrus Trapaud General Cyrus Trapaud (18 August 1715 – 3 May 1801) was a British Army officer.
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Army Gold Medal The Army Gold Medal (1808–1814), also known as the Peninsular Gold Medal, with an accompanying Gold Cross, was a British campaign medal awarded in recognition of field and general officers' successful commands in campaigns, predominantly the Peninsular War. It was not a general medal, since it was issued only to those whose rank was no less than that of battalion commander.
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Harry Trelawny Lieutenant-General Harry Trelawny (1726 – 28 January 1800) was a British Army officer who served with the Coldstream Guards during the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded while leading a battalion of the Guards during the war and later rose to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment.
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Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was a British Indian Army officer. He first saw action at the Battle of Deeg and at the Siege of Bhurtpore during the Second Anglo-Maratha War before taking part in the Anglo-Nepalese War. He also commanded the British artillery at the Battle of Prome and at Bagan during the First Anglo-Burmese War. Following a disastrous retreat from Kabul in January 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, the retreating forces became stranded at the small British garrison at Jalalabad and Pollock was appointed Commander of the Force sent to relieve the garrison: he advanced through the Khyber Pass and relieved the garrison in April 1842. He then set about an unauthorised but ultimately successful mission to rescue the British hostages who had been left behind in Kabul prior to the retreat. In 1844 the Pollock Medal was created to commemorate Pollock's achievements: this medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the Addiscombe Military Seminary.
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John Swayne Lieutenant-General Sir John George des Reaux Swayne KCB CBE (3 July 1890 – 16 December 1964) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding South-East Command.
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Stuart Blundell Rawlins Major General Stuart Blundell Rawlins, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (18 August 1897 – 2 April 1955) was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War.
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James Archibald Hope General Sir James Archibald Hope, GCB (14 April 1786 – 30 December 1871) was a senior officer in the British Army.