Saturday, June 19

Reminder: June 19, 1854, Eleanor Georgiana, the eleven month old da... @ Sat 19 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 19, 1854, Eleanor Georgiana, the eleven month old daughter of Commander George Granville Randolph (HMS Rodney in the Black Sea), died at Malta.

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Sat 19 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Valetta, Malta. (map)
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Friday, June 18

Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Lieutenant Howard Craufurd... @ Fri 18 Jun 21:00 - 22:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Lieutenant Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, Royal Engineers. "On the night following the unsuccessful attack on the Redan, Lieutenant Elphinstone commanded a party of volunteers who searched for the scaling ladders left behind after the repulse. While performing this task he also conducted a search close to the enemy for wounded men, 20 of whom he rescued and took back to the trenches."

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Fri 18 Jun 21:00 – 22:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, first citation for Captain... @ Fri 18 Jun 20:30 - 21:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, first citation for Captain Thomas Esmonde, 18th Regt. After being engaged in the attack on the Redan, Captain Esmonde repeatedly assisted, at great personal risk, in rescuing wounded men from exposed situations.

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Fri 18 Jun 20:30 – 21:30 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Corporal Philip Smith, 17t... @ Fri 18 Jun 20:00 - 21:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Corporal Philip Smith, 17th Regt, went out repeatedly in front of the advanced trenches against the Great Redan, under heavy fire, after the column had retired from the assault, and brought in wounded comrades.

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Fri 18 Jun 20:00 – 21:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Private John Joseph Sims, ... @ Fri 18 Jun 19:00 - 20:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Private John Joseph Sims, 34th Regt. After the regiment had retired into the trenches from the assault on the Redan, Private Sims went out under very heavy fire in broad daylight and brought in wounded soldiers outside the trenches.

When
Fri 18 Jun 19:00 – 20:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Colour-Sergeant Peter Leit... @ Fri 18 Jun 18:30 - 19:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Colour-Sergeant Peter Leitch, Royal Engineers. After approaching the Redan with the leading ladders, he formed a caponniere across the ditch as well as a ramp by fearlessly tearing down gabions from the parapet and placing and filling them until he was disabled from wounds.

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Fri 18 Jun 18:30 – 19:30 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Lieutenant William Hope, 7... @ Fri 18 Jun 18:00 - 19:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, Lieutenant William Hope, 7th Regt. He went to the assistance of the adjutant, who was lying outside the trenches badly wounded. Having found that it was impossible to move him, even with the help of four men, he ran back across the open ground under very heavy fire from the enemy batteries, and procured a stretcher to bring the wounded officer in.

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Fri 18 Jun 18:00 – 19:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, deed by Lieutenant Gerald ... @ Fri 18 Jun 17:30 - 18:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, deed by Lieutenant Gerald Graham, Royal Engineers, and Sapper John Perie. The pair showed determined gallantry at the head of a ladder party at the assault on the Redan at Sebastopol. Lieutenat Graham also went out on numerous occasions to bring in wounded officers and men. Perie volunteered to go with the lieutenant to help bring in a wounded sailor lying in the open, even though he was himself suffering from a musket wound in the side.

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Fri 18 Jun 17:30 – 18:30 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: For an investigation into the circumstances of the Raby-C... @ Fri 18 Jun 17:00 - 18:00 (On This Day)

For an investigation into the circumstances of the Raby-Curtis-Taylor VCs, see Richard Ramsay Armstrong's Book of His Adventures ISBN 978-1-4092-5023-4

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Fri 18 Jun 17:00 – 18:00 Athens
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, after the doomed assault o... @ Fri 18 Jun 16:30 - 17:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, after the doomed assault on the Redan, deed by Lieutenant Henry James Raby, Boatswain's Mate Curtis and Captain of the Forecastle John Taylor, all of the Naval Brigade ladder parties. A soldier of the 57th Regt, who had been wounded in both legs, was observed sitting up and calling for help. At once the three left the shelter of the trench and ran forward a distance of 70 yards, across open ground, through heavy gunfire and succeeded in carrying the wounded man to safety.

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Fri 18 Jun 16:30 – 17:30 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, first citation for Private... @ Fri 18 Jun 16:00 - 17:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, first citation for Private John Alexander, 90th Regt. After the attack on the Redan Alexander went out from the trenches under very heavy fire and brought in several wounded men.

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Fri 18 Jun 16:00 – 17:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, second citation for Privat... @ Fri 18 Jun 15:30 - 16:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, second citation for Private Mathew Hughes, 7th Regt. "...he volunteered to bring in Lieutenant Hobson, 7th Royal Fusiliers, who was lying severely wounded, and, in the act of doing so, was severely wounded himself."

When
Fri 18 Jun 15:30 – 16:30 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sevastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, second citation for Thomas... @ Fri 18 Jun 15:00 - 16:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, second citation for Thomas Arthur, Royal Artillery. "He volunteered for and formed one of the spiking party of artillery at the assault on the Redan on 18 June 1855 and on numerous occasions left the trenches to bring in wounded officers and men."

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Fri 18 Jun 15:00 – 16:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sevastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, penultimate part of multip... @ Fri 18 Jun 14:30 - 15:30 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 18, 1855, penultimate part of multiple citation for Sergeant John Park, 77th Regt. "Remarked for determined resolution at both attacks on the Redan."

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Fri 18 Jun 14:30 – 15:30 Athens
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Sevastopol (map)
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: second of two citations for Sergeant Geor... @ Fri 18 Jun 14:00 - 15:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: second of two citations for Sergeant George Gardiner, 57th Regt. June 18, 1855, during the attack on the Redan he himself remained and encouraged others to remain in the holes made by the explosions of the shells, and whence they were able to keep up a continuous fire until their ammunition was exhausted, and the enemy cleared away from the parapet.

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Fri 18 Jun 14:00 – 15:00 Athens
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Sevastopol (map)
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Reminder: June 18, 1855, 40th anniversary of Waterloo. Main assault... @ Fri 18 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 18, 1855, 40th anniversary of Waterloo. Main assault on the Malakov and Redan defeated by the Russians, with heavy British and French losses.

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Fri 18 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Sevastopol (map)
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Thursday, June 17

Reminder: June 17, 1855, start of the 'Fourth Bombardment' of Sevas... @ Thu 17 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 17, 1855, start of the 'Fourth Bombardment' of Sevastopol.

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Thu 17 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Sevastopol (map)
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Wednesday, June 16

Reminder: Victoria Cross: June 16, 1855, first citation for Private... @ Wed 16 Jun 13:00 - 14:00 (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: June 16, 1855, first citation for Private Joseph Prosser, 1st Regt. "When on duty in the trenches, Private Prosser pursued and apprehended (while exposed to enemy cross-fire) a soldier in the act of deserting to the enemy."

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Wed 16 Jun 13:00 – 14:00 Athens
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Lenins'kyi, Sebastopol (map)
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Reminder: June 16, 1855, First Russian attack at Kars (Armenia). @ Wed 16 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 16, 1855, First Russian attack at Kars (Armenia).

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Wed 16 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Kars (Armenia). (map)
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Tuesday, June 15

Reminder: June 15, 1855, Major HE Sorell, Staff (81st Foot), died o... @ Tue 15 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 15, 1855, Major HE Sorell, Staff (81st Foot), died of disease at Constantinople.

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Tue 15 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Istanbul (map)
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Monday, June 14

Reminder: June 14, 1896, the Reverend Samuel Kelson Stothert, forme... @ Mon 14 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 14, 1896, the Reverend Samuel Kelson Stothert, former Chaplain in HMS Queen and the Naval Brigade, died at Ordsall, Nottinghamshire.

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Mon 14 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Ordsall, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22, United Kingdom (map)
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Sunday, June 13

Reminder: June 13, 1855, Lieutenant James Wemyss, 93rd Highlanders,... @ Sun 13 Jun 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)

June 13, 1855, Lieutenant James Wemyss, 93rd Highlanders, died of cholera on board the Saldanha, aged 22.

When
Sun 13 Jun 12:00 – 13:00 Athens
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Black Sea (map)
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