| Egypt Medal | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Egypt_Medal,_1801.jpg) Obverse of the medal depicted on a cigarette card | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service |
| Presented by | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1801).svg){kind=small} theEast India Company (EIC) |
| Eligibility | EIC and British forces |
| Campaign(s) | Egypt, 1801 |
| Established | 1802 (distributed from 1811) |
| Total | 16 gold and 2,200 silver medals |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Yellow_cord_suspension_for_early_medals_of_the_HEIC.png){kind=small} Suspension cord for the medal | |
The Egypt Medal is a campaign medal that was awarded by the Governor-General of India to members of the expeditionary force that travelled from India to take part in the 1801 Egyptian campaign, a part of the French Revolutionary Wars.[1]
- ^ Steward, William Augustus (1915). War Medals and Their History. London: Stanley Paul & Co. pp. 16-17. Retrieved 2 May 2019.