The Victoria Cross; an Official Chronicle of the Deeds of Personal Valour Achieved in Presence of the Enemy During the Crimean and Baltic Campaigns, the Indian Mutinies, and the Persia, China, and New Zealand Wars |
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The Victoria Cross: An Official Chronicle of the Deeds of Personal Valour ... Victoria Cross No preview available - 2018 |
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13th Foot 16th Nov 1st Bengal 1st Madras Fusiliers 42nd Foot 53rd Foot 5th class 78th Foot 84th Foot 8th Hussars 90th Foot 9th Lancers act of bravery Adjutant April assault assistance attack Barrackmaster Batt battery battle of Inkermann battles of Alma Bengal European Bengal Native Infantry Brevet-Major and Captain capture charge CHARLES Colonel Colour-Sergeant command conspicuous bravery conspicuous gallantry dangerously wounded Date of act Delhi Deputy-Assistant-Superintendent Despatch enemy enemy's Ensign Foot-Private Frederick gallant conduct George Gunner guns heavy fire Henry Horse Artillery including the battles James Hope Grant July killed Lance-Corporal late Captain Lieutenant JOHN Lieutenant-Colonel Lucknow medal and clasp Medjidie occasion Officer of Pensioners party Private John Private Thomas Punjaub Quartermaster JOHN rebels Regiment Rifle Brigade Robert Royal Artillery Royal Engineers Russians Sepoys Sept Sergeant Sergeant-Major served severely wounded shot siege of Sebastopol soldier Staff Assistant-Surgeon Staff Officer Surgeon troops Turkish medal Victoria Cross volunteered
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Page 13 - ... by them : then in such a case the Admiral, General, or other Officer commanding, may direct that for any such body of Seamen or Marines, or for every troop or company...
Page 11 - ... sufficient claim to the honour. Seventhly. It is ordained, that the Decoration may be conferred on the spot where the act to be rewarded by the grant of such Decoration has been performed, under the following circumstances : — I. "When the Fleet or Army in which such act has been performed is under the eye and command of an Admiral or General Officer commanding the Forces.
Page 51 - In the charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaklava, Trumpet-Major Crawford's horse fell, and dismounted him, and he lost his sword ; he was attacked by two Cossacks, when Private Samuel Parkes (whose horse had been shot) saved his life, by placing himself between them and the Trumpet-Major, and drove them away by his sword. In attempting to follow the Light Cavalry Brigade in the retreat, ihey were attacked by six Russians, whom Parkes kept at bay, and retired slowly, fighting, and defending...
Page 104 - March 1858 at Kotah, in having headed a small party of men and attacked a body of armed fanatic rebels strongly posted in a loop-holed house with one narrow entrance ; stormed the house and killed three rebels in single combat, having lost half of one hand by a stroke from a tulwar and received two bayonet wounds ; was also...
Page 136 - Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, would have been recommended to Her Majesty for the decoration of the Victoria Cross, had he survived, for many gallant deeds which he performed during the Siege of Delhi, during which he was wounded three times.
Page 54 - The guns, I am happy to say, were saved ; but a waggon of Major Scott's battery was blown up. I must not fail to mention the excellent conduct of a sowar of the 4th Irregular Cavalry and two men of the 9th Lancers. Privates Thomas Hancock and John Purcell, who, when my horse was shot down, remained by me throughout. One of these men and the sowar offered me their horses, and I was dragged out by the sowar's horse. Private Hancock was severely wounded, and Private Purcell's horse was killed under...
Page 144 - Velaitee, who covered him (Lieutenant Dew) with his piece, from only a few paces to the rear. Lieutenant Prendergast was wounded in this affair by the discharge of the piece, and would probably have been cut down, had not the rebel been killed by Major Orr. He also distinguished himself by his gallantry in the actions at Katgurh and Betwa, when he was severely wounded. Major-General Sir Hugh Rose, in forwarding his recommendation of this Officer, states: — "Lieutenant Pren...
Page 112 - Dragoons had charged through the town, and were reforming in the serai ; the enemy attempted to close the entrance by drawing their carts across it, so as to shut in the cavalry and form a cover from which to fire upon them. Captain Anson, taking a lance, dashed out of the gateway, and knocked the drivers off their carts. Owing to a wound in his left hand, received at Delhi, he could not stop his horse, and rode into the middle of the enemy, who fired a volley at him, one ball passing through his...
Page 134 - ... persons, fugitives to the Residency. His horse was shot in three places, and his accoutrements were shot through in various parts").
Page 53 - Regiment, they routed the enemy, who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position, charged through the rebel camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing into their camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the fort and town.