Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross

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Editor

Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877

Title

Brave British soldiers and the Victoria Cross a general account of the regiments and men of the British Army, and stories of the brave deeds which won the prize "for valour"

Credits

Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Victoria Cross

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65654

Release Date

June 20, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.TO THE READER.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
5. 5.OUR SOLDIERS AND THE VICTORIA CROSS. — CHAPTER I. OUR SOLDIERS AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. THE GUARDS, OR HOUSEHOLD TROOPS OF ENGLAND.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. THE ENGINEERS.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. THE ROYAL WELSH.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS— continued .
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS— continued .
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS— continued .
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS— continued .
14. 14.CHAPTER X. THE PIPERS OF OUR HIGHLAND REGIMENTS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. COLONEL BELL AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. COMMANDER (NOW CAPTAIN) FIOTT DAY, R.N., AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. LIEUTENANTS MOORE AND MALCOLMSON, AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. CAPTAIN W. A. KERR, SOUTH MAHRATTA HORSE, AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. PRIVATE HENRY WARD, V.C., 78TH HIGHLANDERS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. LIEUTENANT ANDREW CATHCART BOGLE, V.C., 78TH HIGHLANDERS (NOW CAPTAIN 10TH FOOT).
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. DR. J. JEE, C.B., V.C., SURGEON; ASSISTANT-SURGEON V. M. M’MASTER, V.C.; AND LIEUTENANT AND ADJUTANT HERBERT T. MACPHERSON, V.C.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. “LUCKNOW” KAVANAGH AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. LIEUTENANT BUTLER AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. DR. HOME AND DR. BRADSHAW AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. ROSS L. MANGLES, ESQ., V.C., BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE, ASSISTANT-MAGISTRATE AT PATNA.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. CAPTAIN HENRY EVELYN WOOD, 17TH LANCERS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. SAMUEL MITCHELL AND THE VICTORIA CROSS; OR, THE GATE PA AT TAURANGA.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. ENSIGN M’KENNA AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. SERGEANT-MAJOR LUCAS, OF THE 40TH REGIMENT, AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. THE HEROES OF THE VICTORIA CROSS IN NEW ZEALAND.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. THE NAVAL BRIGADE IN INDIA.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE VARIOUS RANKS IN THE BRITISH ARMY, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH THEM. — ARMY DRESS. — DRESS AND RANK. — RANKS. — COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. — WAR DEPARTMENT. — RELATIVE RANKS OF ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS. — LIFE GUARDS AND HORSE GUARDS. — Non-Commissioned Officers. — IN THE CAVALRY. — The Royal Artillery. — The Royal Engineers. — The Military Train. — Infantry.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. A GRAND REVIEW.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. A SOLDIER’S FUNERAL.
35. 35.FOOTNOTES

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