Frederick Francis Maude (VC, GCB) Born in Lisnadill, County Armagh December 20, 1821 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Lisnadill is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... // Definition and etymology The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public thing), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the Greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ...

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He was 33 years old, and a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Regiment (later The East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. In the US military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants United Kingdom, France, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia Imperial Russia Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 30,000 French 2,050 Sardinian killed and wounded 256,000 killed and wounded The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until...

On 5 September 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Lieutenant Colonel Maude was in charge of the covering and ladder party of the 2nd Division in the assault on the Redan. He held a position with only nine or ten men and did not retire until all hope of support was at an end and he himself was dangerously wounded. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sebastopol may refer to: Sebastopol, California, USA Sebastopol, Mississippi, USA Sevastopol, Ukraine used to be known as Sebastopol This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields amd mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ...

Further information

He later became General Sir Frederick Francis Maude VC GCB, son of Rt Hon. Robert Eutace Maude, father of Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Stanley Maude KCB CMG DSO. Cousin of Captain F.C. Maude, VC. He died Torquay, Devon 20 June 1897. General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in almost every country in the world. ... Location within the British Isles Torquay Pavilion, with St Johns Church in the background. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...

The medal

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References

Listed in order of publication year

• The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
• The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
• Irelands VCs ISBN 1899243 00 3 (Dept of Economic Devolopment 1995)
• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)

The Register of the Victoria Cross A list of all 1350 Victoria Crosses with details of each recipient ISBN 0906324033 Publisher: Cheltenham: This England Books; 1981 Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 - 9 3/4 Pagination: 303 + 4. ... Irish Born Winners of the Victoria Cross The Irish Sword Acknowledgements: Rev Canon W.M Lummis, M.C., his wife Brenda and daughter, Shanny Morris, Lieutenant Colonel D.N.Ascoli, Major G.A.N Boune, JP, Mrs J. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel W.R.H Charley,JP,DL,John Evans, PFaiers... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Monuments To Courage is a book by David Harvey, published in 1999. ... The following people are Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross. ...

See also

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Brompton Cemetery)

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