Victoria Cross: August 31, 1855, Boatswain Joseph Kellaway, HMS Wrangler, with the mate and three seamen, was put ashore to burn boats, fishing stations and haystacks. They were ambushed by 50 Russians. One man fell into their hands, but Mr. Kellaway and the two other seamen had escaped when the mate accidentally fell. Mr. Kellaway immediately returned to help him, but they were surrounded by the enemy and notwithstanding a gallant resistance by Mr. Kellaway they were taken prisoner.
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Saturday, August 31
Notification: Victoria Cross: August 31, 1855, Boatswain Joseph Kellawa... @ Sat 31 Aug 2019 13:00 - 14:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Notification: August 31, 1854, the British and French were engaged in d... @ Sat 31 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 31, 1854, the British and French were engaged in destroying the fortifications at Bomarsund.
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Friday, August 30
Notification: Victoria Cross: August 30, 1855, Sergeant John Coleman, 9... @ Fri 30 Aug 2019 14:00 - 15:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: August 30, 1855, Sergeant John Coleman, 97th Foot. When the enemy attacked "New Sap" and drove the working party in, Sergeant Coleman remained in the open, exposed to the enemy's rifle pits, until all round him had been killed or wounded. He finally carried one of his officers who was mortally wounded, to the rear. (He was killed in action, Lucknow, India, on 21 May 1858.)
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Notification: Victoria Cross: third of three citations for Private Alex... @ Fri 30 Aug 2019 13:00 - 14:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: third of three citations for Private Alexander Wright, 77th Regt. 1855, he again showed great courage, which he did throughout the war.
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Notification: August 30, 1854, British naval failure at Petropavlovsk. @ Fri 30 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 30, 1854, British naval failure at Petropavlovsk.
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Thursday, August 29
Notification: August 29, 1854, the troops at Varna started to embark fo... @ Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 29, 1854, the troops at Varna started to embark for the Crimea.
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Wednesday, August 28
Notification: August 28, 1855, Ordinary Seaman James Ward from HMS Lond... @ Wed 28 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 28, 1855, Ordinary Seaman James Ward from HMS London was wounded severely in the Naval Brigade batteries before Sevastopol.
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Tuesday, August 27
Notification: August 27, 1855, Queen Victoria and her party returned to... @ Tue 27 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 27, 1855, Queen Victoria and her party returned to England.
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Monday, August 26
Notification: August 26, 1855, the last full day of Queen Victoria's vi... @ Mon 26 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 26, 1855, the last full day of Queen Victoria's visit to France.
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Sunday, August 25
Notification: August 25, 1854, the French Fleet in the Black Sea had lo... @ Sun 25 Aug 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
August 25, 1854, the French Fleet in the Black Sea had lost more than a thousand seamen from cholera by this date.
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