Victoria Cross: citations for Commander John Edmund Commerell RN, and Quartermaster William Thomas Rickard, both of of HMS Weser (and a seaman), on 11 October 1855 in the Sea of Azov, went to destroy large quantities of forage on the shore of the Putrid Sea. After a difficult and dangerous journey they reached their objective - a magazine of corn - and managed to ignite the stacks, but the guards were alerted and immediately opened fire and gave chase. The pursuit was so hot that the men had difficulty in escaping, but they finally reached their ship and the lookouts later reported that the fodder store had burned to the ground.
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Saturday, October 11
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Oct 11, 1854, HM's Ships Beagle and Firebrand rescued an Austrian barque from the guns of the Russian forts at Sevastopol.
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Friday, October 10
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Oct 10, 1854, Queen Victoria ordered the Duke of Newcastle to send her thanks to the army for their heroic efforts at the battle of Alma.
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Thursday, October 9
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Oct 9, 1855, Her Majesty's Ships Vesuvius, Curlew, Recruit, Weser, and Ardent started a fresh and highly successful cruise in the Sea of Azov.
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Wednesday, October 8
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Oct 8, 1932, James Edward ('Teddy') Hunter, RN, Acting Mate in HMS Queen and the Naval Brigade in the Crimean War, and self-proclaimed "first man in Sevastopol", died at Hastings, aged 98.
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Tuesday, October 7
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Oct 7, 1855, Kinburn expedition sailed for the mouth of the Dnieper River.
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Monday, October 6
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Oct 6, 1854, Lieutenant Francis Alder, 77th Foot, died of disease at Scutari.
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Sunday, October 5
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Oct 5, 1854, Lieutenant Henry Charles Dawson, 6th Dragoons, died of disease at Balaklava, aged 19
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Reminder: Oct 5, 1853, Turkey declared war on Russia. @ Annually from 12:00 to 13:00 on October 5 (On This Day)
Oct 5, 1853, Turkey declared war on Russia.
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