Waterloo Medal

Waterloo Medal
Waterloo Medal
	Obverse and reverse of the medal.
Type	Campaign medal
Awarded for	Campaign service
Description	Silver disk 35 mm wide
Presented by	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Eligibility	British Army
Campaign(s)	Battle of Ligny (16 June 1815); Battle of Quatre Bras (16 June 1815); Waterloo (18 June 1815);
Clasps	None
Established	10 April 1816
Total	Circa 38,500
	Ribbon: crimson with dark blue edges

The Waterloo Medal is a military decoration that was conferred upon every officer, non-commissioned officer and soldier of the British Army (including members of the King's German Legion) who took part in one or more of the following battles: Ligny (16 June 1815), Quatre Bras (16 June 1815) and Waterloo (18 June 1815).^[2]^[3]^[a]

^ The London Gazette, 23 April 1816. "19130, page 749". Retrieved 30 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Raugh 2004, p. ^{[page needed]}
^ NMP staff 2014.

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[LGaz-1] The London Gazette, 23 April 1816. "19130, page 749". Retrieved 30 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[war-2] Raugh 2004, p. ^{[page needed]}

[FOOTNOTENMP_staff2014-3] NMP staff 2014.

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