THE BOOK OF THE V.C.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
- WITH PIZARRO THE CONQUISTADOR
- CANADA: BRITAIN’S LARGEST COLONY
- THE EMPIRE ELOCUTIONIST
- STORIES OF KING ARTHUR
HOW LORD ROBERTS WON THE V.C.
HE OVERTOOK THE PAIR JUST AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO SEEKREFUGE IN A VILLAGE, AND ENGAGED THEM BOTH ATONCE.—Frontispiece.—See p. 75.
THE BOOK
OF THE
V.C.
A Record of the Deeds of Heroism for whichthe Victoria Cross has been bestowed, fromits Institution in 1857, to the Present Time
COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL PAPERS AND
OTHER AUTHENTIC SOURCES
BY
A. L. HAYDON
AUTHOR OF “WITH PIZARRO THE CONQUISTADOR” ETC. ETC.
WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
31 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET. 1907
TO MY SON
ARTHUR CECIL HILLYARD
(“MAC”)
CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | THE ORIGIN OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND THE FIRST PRESENTATION | 1 |
| II. | THE CRIMEA.—THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA | 9 |
| III. | THE CRIMEA.—IN THE BALACLAVA CHARGES | 16 |
| IV. | THE CRIMEA.—THE HEROES OF INKERMAN | 27 |
| V. | THE CRIMEA.—WITH THE SAPPERS AND MINERS.—IN TRENCH AND RIFLE-PIT | 34 |
| VI. | THE CRIMEAN CROSSES OF THE NAVY | 45 |
| VII. | PERSIA.—HOW THE SQUARE WAS BROKEN | 57 |
| VIII. | INDIA.—THE GALLANT NINE AT DELHI | 61 |
| IX. | INDIA.—WITH SABRE AND GUN AGAINST SEPOY | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |