Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Horse Artillery Battery Krahmer by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht


Medals, Awards & Orders to Anglo-Allied Army (AAA) Officers

On behalf of the Army Commander (AC) Field Marshal Sir "Lucky" Jim Hall, 1st Duke of York & Albany K.G. and Army Chief of Staff (CoS) Field Marshal Sir Andrew Moss, 1st Duke of Wellington K.T., please join me in celebrating the awarding of the below Medals, Awards & Orders to the following Anglo-Allied Army (AAA) Officer:


Cruz de Distinción de la Fuga de Portugal



Awarded for 3 victories in Bonaparte's Peninsular War or Wellington's Peninsular Campaign

and

Cruz de Distinción de Albuera



Awarded for victory at Albuera in Bonaparte's Peninsular War

to

Generaal Marco Rietveld, 1st Prins van Oranje
Commandant 1ste Nederlandsch-Belgische Korps

Honorary Command: Commander of the Guards

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I have ordered the playing of the "De Staten van Holland Mars" in honor of this fine officer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GSoUEIiNG8

Given under Hand and Seal, this 8th day of December of the current year at Brussels,



Congrats Marco & keep up the gaming!!

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