Victoria Cross: April 13, 1855, citation for Private Samuel Evans, 19th Regt. At the siege of Sevastopol he volunteered to go into an embrasure to repair a breach. He and another private went into the battery and leapt into the embrasure, where they carried out the necessary repairs under very heavy enemy fire.
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Saturday, April 13
Reminder: Victoria Cross: April 13, 1855, citation for Private Samu... @ Sat 13 Apr 2013 13:00 - 14:00 (On This Day)
Reminder: April 13, 1854, the Baltic Fleet was sailing towards the ... @ Sat 13 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 13, 1854, the Baltic Fleet was sailing towards the Gulf of Finland.
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Friday, April 12
Reminder: April 12, 1855, Lieutenant William Henry Douglas, RN, kil... @ Fri 12 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 12, 1855, Lieutenant William Henry Douglas, RN, killed in battery by a Russian round shot that knocked the top of his head off. Douglas was 3rd son of General Claud Douglas. His older brother, Archibald Alexander Douglas, RMA, also served in the Naval Brigade and was standing beside him when he was killed.
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Thursday, April 11
Reminder: Victoria Cross: second of three citations for Corporal Wi... @ Thu 11 Apr 2013 14:00 - 15:00 (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: second of three citations for Corporal William James Lendrim, Royal Sappers and Miners. On April 11, 1855, he got on top of a magazine under fire, and extinguished burning sandbags, making good the breach.
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Reminder: April 11, 1855, the morning in the Crimea was foggy with ... @ Thu 11 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 11, 1855, the morning in the Crimea was foggy with light rain. Allied fire opened again at daylight.
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Wednesday, April 10
Reminder: Victoria Cross: citation for Boatswain's Mate John Sulliv... @ Wed 10 Apr 2013 13:00 - 14:00 (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: citation for Boatswain's Mate John Sullivan of the Naval Brigade who, 1855, as captain of one of the guns at Greenhill Battery, volunteered to place a flagstaff on a mound to act as an aiming point. He carried out this dangerous task undeterred by continuous fire from enemy sharpshooters, and his action enabled the battery to open fire on hitherto concealed enemy guns which were doing great damage to some of the advanced works.
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Reminder: April 10, 1855, the fire re-opened from all the batteries... @ Wed 10 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 10, 1855, the fire re-opened from all the batteries, as on the day previous day, at daylight. The Russians replied with considerable vigour.
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Tuesday, April 9
Reminder: April 9, 1855, Easter Monday, "Second Bombardment" of Sev... @ Tue 9 Apr 2013 12:30 - 13:30 (On This Day)
April 9, 1855, Easter Monday, "Second Bombardment" of Sevastopol.
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Reminder: April 9, 1854, the Declaration of War received by the All... @ Tue 9 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 9, 1854, the Declaration of War received by the Allied Fleets in Baltshik Bay.
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Monday, April 8
Reminder: April 8, 1855, a few shots were fired from the Right Atta... @ Mon 8 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 8, 1855, a few shots were fired from the Right Attack; none from the Left.
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Sunday, April 7
Reminder: April 7, 1855, laying of the electric telegraph cable acr... @ Sun 7 Apr 2013 12:00 - 13:00 (On This Day)
April 7, 1855, laying of the electric telegraph cable across the Black Sea from Varna commenced.
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