Victoria Cross: April 17, 1855, Captain Matthew Charles Dixon, battery commander, Royal Artillery, when his was blown up by a Russian shell which burst in the magazine, destroying the parapets, killing or wounding 10 men, disabling five guns and covering a sixth with earth, reopened fire with the remaining gun and continued firing it until sunset, despite the heavy concentration of fire from the enemy's batteries and the ruined state of his own.
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Saturday, April 17
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April 17, 1855, one seaman from HMS Leander (AB John Booker) and one from HMS Rodney (AB George Green) were wounded in the Naval Brigade batteries in the Crimea.
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Friday, April 16
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April 16, 1854, the Vladika of Montenegro, Danilo Petrovic-Njegos, issued a second proclamation against the Turks.
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Thursday, April 15
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April 15, 1854, a treaty was signed between Britain and France.
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