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	British Indian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Indian Army was a collective term for the armies of the presidencies; the Bengal Army, Madras Army and Bombay Army.
		The Indian Army was formed after the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by the British when the crown took over direct rule from the British East India Company which had their own army units, paid for by their profits.
		The main role of the Indian army was seen as being defence of the North West Frontier against Russian invasion via Afghanistan, Internal Security, and expeditionary warfare in the Indian Ocean area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Indian_Army (1046 words)

	Medals As War Decorations - LoveToKnow Watches
		The cross was issued singly in 61 cases, with one clasp in 46, with two in 18, with three in 17, with four in 8, and with five clasps in 7 cases.
		On the limbs of this cross are, Roleia And Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes De Onor.
		Reverse: Queen Victoria on a dais is placing a wreath on the head of the duke of Wellington, who kneels on his left knee before her, holding in his right hand the baton of a Field Marshal; at the side of the dais is a lion dormant.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Medals_As_War_Decorations (13003 words)

	The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - VC won in Iraq
		However, it was the intention of the authorities that the George Cross should stand supreme and that its position as the 'civilian Victoria Cross' should not be undermined by the award of larger numbers.
		The Victoria Cross was founded by Royal Warrant on 29 January 1856, and was originally intended to be awarded to members of the Royal Navy and British Army who, serving in the presence of the enemy, should have performed some signal act of valour or devotion to their country.
		I was under the impression that the George Cross was instituted to cover act of gallantry whislt not in the face of the enemy - therefore restricting the VC to actual combat.
	www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4628 (2803 words)

	Francis David Millet Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis David Millet Brown was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		He was 20 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 1st European Bengal Fusiliers (later The Royal Munster Fusiliers) during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		On 16 November 1857 at Narnoul, India, Lieutenant Brown, at the risk of his own life, rushed to the assistance of a wounded soldier, whom he carried off under heavy fire from the enemy, whose cavalry were within 40 or 50 yards of him at the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_David_Millet_Brown (219 words)

	Positive and Negative: The Awards of the First South African War of Independence, 1880 - 1881 - South African Military ...
		The recipients of the DCM for service in the First South African War of Independence, together with their units and area of operations, are comparatively simple matters to establish, as the table at the end of this article makes apparent.
		Lists of recipients of county regiments, together with some citations, are provided by Rudolph (2) to 1904, but details are not always accurate; some known recipients being omitted and questionable ones added.
		With regard to the Victoria Crosses, more were gained in the First South African War of Independence than in the Abyssinian War of 1867-1868 (in which two were gained), the Ashanti War of 1873-1874 (in which four were gained) and as many as in the Basuto War and the operations against Sekukuni in 1878-1879.
	rapidttp.co.za /milhist/vol055sm.html (7521 words)

	The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) - Scottish Regiments, 1st Battalion A&SH, National ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
		The first recipient of the Victoria Cross was an Irishman, 20 year old Royal Navy mate, Lt Charles Davis Lucas.
		Originally, the metallic materials used in the construction of the Victoria Cross came from gunmetal taken from Russian guns captured in the Crimean War, but since the end of the First World War it has been made from metal taken from captured Chinese guns.
	www.it-serve.co.uk /argylls/victoriacross.php (434 words)

	Some Red Cross Recipients - Offaly History, Archaeology, Offaly Towns, Heritage, Research, King's County
		The award was listed in the London Gazette on 4 November 1864.
		His Victoria Cross is held in the Museum of the Durham Light Infantry at Durham.
		Thomas Flinn, born in Athlone in August 1832, won a Victoria Cross while serving as a drummer in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the Indian Mutiny on 28 November, 1857.
	www.offalyhistory.com /content/reading_resources/offaly_gen/johnmurray.htm (541 words)

	The Indian Order of Merit (1837-1947)
		Pre-dating the Victoria Cross by nineteen years and the U.S. Medal of Honor by twenty-four years, the Indian Order of Merit remains one of the most important -- and, yet, most understudied and generally unknown -- decorations in phaleristic history.
		When the Victoria Cross was created in 1856 (somewhat drawing on the example of the Order of Merit), it was restricted to Europeans in the Indian Army.
		Recipients of the Indian Order of Merit were, at the same time, officially permitted to use the postnominal letters of "I.O.M." to reflect their receipt of the order.
	faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/india/medals/IOM/IOM.html (2645 words)

	Royal Navy Encyclopedia Articles @ Remarked.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As Britain is an island nation, any enemy power would have to cross the sea to invade.
		List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Royal Navy
		List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy
	www.remarked.org /encyclopedia/Royal_Navy (3493 words)

	What is James Gorman? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge - James Gorman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and
		The fourth of these men was Captain of the Afterguard James Gorman VC had been awarded the Victoria Cross for his courageous devotion to duty at the Battle of Inkermann on the 5th November,1854.
		Gorman's Victoria Cross was one of fifteen awarded for the Battle of Inkermann.
	info.abaara.com /pac/James_Gorman (4227 words)

	List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The following 182 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross for the Indian Mutiny (1857?1859).
		List of Victoria Cross recipients by Campaignsv:Lista över mottagare av Viktoriakorset under Sepoyupproret
		Categories: Lists of Victoria Cross recipients by conflict
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Indian_Mutiny_Victoria_Cross_recipients (307 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| The question: How many people hold the Victoria Cross?
		In the article below, we said that one qualification was that recipients had to be white, although we did note the decoration of Khudadad Khan in 1914 as an exception.
		Despite spearing one of the recipients with the pin, Victoria deserves credit for her role in creating the medal.
		It was she who suggested the noble inscription "for valour" (instead of "for the brave"), and it was her husband Albert's idea to call it a cross, not "the Military Order of Victoria".
	www.guardian.co.uk /military/story/0,,1805900,00.html (555 words)

	The Afghan War Medal 1878-79-80 and the Kandahar Bronze Star
		The Victoria Cross is perhaps one of the world's most famous awards, with its recipients and their deeds being the subject of countless books, articles and much public interest.
		The medal is in the form of a Maltese cross, suspended from a laureled bar, and bears a lion atop the royal crown, the crown cradled by a ribbon with the words 'For Valour'.
		The reverse of the cross has engraved the recipent's name, regiment and the date of action for which the award was presented.
	www.garenewing.co.uk /angloafghanwar/waroffice/medals.php (1867 words)

	Legion Magazine : Bloody Normandy
		At first glance an unlikely trio to make up the next three Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross after Alexander Dunn, who had been the first to be awarded the British Empire’s highest award for valour for his gallantry during the Crimean War in 1854 (It Started With Dunn, January/February).
		When the Indian Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 he was stationed at Ferozepore (now Firozpur) in Punjab, the ancient capital of Hindustan located 250 miles northwest of Delhi.
		Four Canadians are awarded the Victoria Cross for their roles in the battle, and many Canadians see the victory as a crucial turning point in Canada’s march to nationhood.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/canadianmilitaryhistory/04-03.asp (14865 words)

	VICTORIA CROSS
		List - of Victoria Crosses loaned to the VC Centenary Exhibition held in Marlborough House, 15th June - 7th July 1956
		Included in this website on the Victoria Cross you will find an index of individual VC holder's names and a list (by County & Country) of the location of graves of VC holders in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the rest of the world.
		As an added bonus there is displayed, lists of Victoria Cross attendees at various important gatherings of VC recipients, such as the 1929 VC Reunion Dinner hosted by Edward, Prince of Wales.
	www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /stewart/aaright.htm (466 words)

	Military Press : Independent publishers of military history
		Despite this involvement only four full Indian Divisional histories [excluding the 3rd] have been written and there is very little detailed information on Orders of Battle of Divisions and Brigades, or their commanders and operational, or non-operational, performance.
		The introduction of the IST Scheme and it=s later replacement, the ISF Scheme is detailed and the states and units involved in them are listed as are Indian army units raised from within the states in time of war.
		This publication is a convenient reference book that lists the campaigns fought by the troops of the HEIC and the Indian Army for which medals were awarded.
	www.militarypress.co.uk /indian.htm (2895 words)

	The Victoria Cross - South African Military History Society
		The Victoria Cross is a bronze Maltese Cross, made from the metal of two Russian guns captured at Sebastopol, in the Crimea.
		The Victoria Cross could be forfeited for infamous conduct on the part of the recipient.
		This Victoria Cross was gazetted only after those awarded for the action at Rorke's Drift, although it was the first Victoria Cross actually won in South Africa.
	samilitaryhistory.org /vol017iu.html (1648 words)

	Indian Mutiny Medal List
		List 'A' was found on an excellent page by Cathy Day on web site: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~clday/.
		She states these names are taken from the Indian Mutiny Medal Roll (British Forces) 1857 - 1859 by Kevin Asplin.
		List 'B' was found in the British Library Ref. OIR 355/134 Indian Mutiny Medal Roll 1857-1859 British Forces 1998 compiled by K J Asplin.
	www.dowlingfamily.info /i1857in2.htm (231 words)

	Henry Addison (VC) - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Henry Addison was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum (Winchester, England).
		This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference (http://www.victoriacross.net) with permission.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Henry_Addison_(VC) (236 words)

	Indiaman Store Home
		Biographical Division, containing a rapid sketch of the war, maps, illustrating the operations and the movements of the forces, one hundred and forty photographs of officers who lost their lives in the campaigns and of recipients of the Victoria Cross, with memoirs prepared from materials furnished by their relations and surviving comrades.
		The Indian Mutiny of 1857 was a huge and bloody struggle, a ‘Devil’s Wind’ of retribution and death that swept across the jungles, hills and parched plains of the Indian sub-continent.
		The list is by regiments and gives the nature of the casualty, date and battle in which incurred: Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal or Sobraon.
	www.indiaman.com /store_home.htm (1605 words)

	BBC - London - Features - Bravery award celebrates 150 years
		The VC, inscribed "For valour", is given for an act in the presence of the enemy.
		He was a member of the Bengal Horse Artillery and was awarded a VC for the seige of Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 9 July 1857.
		It is rumoured that Queen Victoria awarded the VCs to the 62 recipients while on horseback, and leaning forward in the saddle, managed to stab one commander in the chest, fixing the pin to his flesh.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/content/articles/2006/06/20/victoria_cross_feature.shtml (424 words)

	RGJ For Valour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Victoria Cross was instituted by Royal Warrant of 29 January 1856, made retrospective to the autumn of 1854 to cover the Crimean War.
		Prior to this conflict the Sovereign had no means for rewarding junior officers and other ranks in the army and navy for 'signal acts of valour or devotion in the presence of the enemy'.
		Queen Victoria was intimately involved in the design, which she expressly wished to be simple and unpretentious.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalgreenjackets/museum/valour.html (749 words)

	BRITISH ARMY AND RAF HISTORY
		List of Florence Nightingale Nurses in the Crimea by Stephen Jones
		Casualties and survivors of the Siege & Relief of Lucknow- Indian Mutiny 1857-8
		An excellent site which lists the names and details of officers of the British Army who died in the various campaigns of the period concerned.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/BobSanders/ARMYLINKS.html (885 words)

	Description B's
		His Victoria Cross was awarded for the attack with a combined force of 123 men, consisting of the Irregular cavalry and 3rd Sikhs.
		The Victoria Cross was awarded not only in recognition of Lieutenant Commander Beattie's own valour, but also of the unnamed officers and men of the ship's company, many of whom did not survive.
		The Victoria Cross was presented to him, on 23rd June 1917, by his Majesty King George V at an Investiture held at St James' Park, Newcastle.
	www.victoriacross.co.uk /descrip_b.html (18953 words)

	TIPPERARY MEDALS
		Served during The Indian Mutiny as a Farrier in the 2nd.
		The list is in alphabetical order, and the medals for each person are not shown in order of "importance".
		Was recommended for The Victoria Cross, but died at home on leave before it could be awarded.
	homepage.eircom.net /~tipperaryfame/medals.htm (1328 words)

	Gorman VC, first VC to live in NSW
		The fourth of these men was Captain of the Afterguard James Gorman VC who had been awarded the Victoria Cross for his courageous devotion to duty at the Battle of Inkermann on the 5th November 1854.
		Twenty eight of the eighty-five Crimean Victoria Crosses where awarded to Officers, twenty eight to NCOs with the remaining twenty nine being awarded to privates or seamen.
		Gorman’s Victoria Cross was one of the 15 awarded for the Battle of Inkermann.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-vc/gorman-vc.htm (4446 words)

	NEW ZEALAND CROSS - List of Recipients - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		In the ensuing list, recipients are listed in the order in which they appear in the Roll of the New Zealand Cross, and details are recorded in the following order: Rank; Christian and surnames; Unit; Date(s) of the act(s); place(s); and New Zealand Gazette announcement of the award.
		He was the last survivor of the recipients of the N.Z. Cross, and died at Whakatane on 10 March 1933, aged 85 years.
		He also fought in the Baltic, Crimea, and Indian Mutiny and was awarded two medals by the Royal Humane Society for saving life, one in 1860 and the other in 1896.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/N/NewZealandCross/ListOfRecipients/en (1237 words)

	List of Canadian Victoria Cross winners
		This is a list of Canadian winners of the Victoria Cross, the highest commonwealth war honour.
		It has been presented to Canadians since its creation soon after the Crimean War with almost a hundred Canadians being so honoured.
		Since 1993 Canadians are no longer eligible for the British Victoria Cross it having been replaced with a unique Canadian VC.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_canadian_victoria_cross_winners.html (397 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Victoria Cross recipient Ernest (Smokey) Smith was honoured yesterday as no other veteran has been, getting a war hero's farewell on Parliament Hill that had scores of people lining up in blistering heat to pay their final respects.
		The medal was originally won by John Pearson of the 8th Hussars during the Indian Mutiny in 1858.
		Sepoy Bhandari Ram was awarded the coveted Victoria Cross for outstanding gallantry while serving in the Fourteenth Army BURMA campaign 1944.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=victoriacross (2706 words)

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		List of Changes in British War Material in relation to edged weapons, firearms and associated ammunition and accoutrements, Vol 1, 1860 - 1886.
		I've summarised some of this material in a page - list of changes to British Army weapons, uniforms and equipment relevant to an infantry unit during the period we portray.
		Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross, London, Ward Lock and Co, circa 1866.
	hicketypip.tripod.com /links.htm (3285 words)

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