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 Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny 1857-59

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DescriptionA list of officers and NCOs who were awarded the Victoria Cross for Acts of Bravery during the Indian Mutiny 1857-59.
Date transcribed2009-11-06
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentThe dates and details are given for each Act of Bravery singled out for the award of the Victoria Cross to Officers and NCOs of the Bengal Army.

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Butler" in "Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny 1857-59" Surname  Butler    
First Names  T A    
Rank  Lieutenant    
Regiment  1st Europeans    
Dates of Bravery  9 Mar 1858    
Description  Of which success the skirmishers on the other side of the river were subsequently apprised by Lieutenant Butler, of the Bengal Fusiliers, who swam across the Goomtee, and, climbing up the parapet, remained in that position for a considerable time under a heavy fire, until the work was occupied. [General Sir J. Outram's Memorandum.]    
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Data extracted from the book "War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army" by Captain T.C. Anderson, published in 1863.
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