Java Medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Campaign service |
Presented by | the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) |
Eligibility | HEIC forces |
Campaign(s) | Java 1811 |
Clasps | None |
Established | 1812 |
Total | 133 gold and 6,519 silver medals |
The Java Medal is a campaign medal awarded by the Governor-General of India to soldiers of the armies of the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) who participated in the Invasion of Java in August and September 1811, during the Napoleonic Wars.[1]