Lancer lots charge into auctions
The Crimea medal awarded to one of only two officers taken prisoner by the Russians during the calamitous Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854 sold for £14,000 at London saleroom Dix Noonan Webb (25% buyer’s premium).
Lieutenant and Adjutant John Chadwick, 17th Lancers, was also severely wounded and his horse kille…