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Charles Lucas and the First Victoria Cross
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- The Victoria Cross was created because of a confluence of a complex and nearly forgotten conflict and developments in technology. The History Guy remembers Charles Lucas, the recipient of the first Victoria Cross.
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As viewers were quick to notice, Alaska was the 49th, not the 50th US State. I apologize for the error.
People make mistakes, and like history, it's what you learn from them that matters.
It's all good Mr. History Guy! Keep up the great work.
I'm certain that having thousands of people willing to critique your every statement is very relaxing. ;-) Keep up the good work!
Do you have an official, US Government issue US Navy Dixie Cup of an enlisted Sailor?
No worries History Guy!
The George Cross was instituted by George VI to recognise primarily civilians who had shown bravery equivalent to that shown by holders of the Victoria Cross. Since the VC is awarded only to servicemen showing bravery while actually under fire, the GC can be awarded to servicemen who have shown extreme bravery while not actually "in the presence of the enemy" - for example, bomb disposal operations.
A few years ago, I was at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Whitehall, London, and was being irritated by a group of photographic enthusiasts (students on a course project?) who were snapping sentimental pictures of old soldiers and the crowd, when a young Royal Marine and his wife/girlfriend walked through the crowd. I suddenly realised that the Marine was wearing the George Cross! Yet the photographers weren't interested. The Marine was Matthew Croucher, who had been point on a patrol in Afghanistan and realised he'd triggered a trip wire, so the himself on the bomb to protect his mates. His bulky radio saved him from serious injury and he insisted on continuing with the patrol. This is the nearest I've ever been to someone so brave.
I think of stories like this when I hear someone talking about how there "aren't men like that anymore." Indeed there are.
Another interesting bit of Victoria Cross history is that during The Great War, three of them were awarded to three men that all live on the same block of Pine Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. That street was renamed in 1925 to Valour Road to honour Leo Clarke, Fredrick William Hall and Robert Shankland, all of who resided in the 700 block of the street.
On the subject of honours - as a British citizen, I urge that The History Guy immediately be knighted for services to history, storytelling and human understanding... ideally with a castle thrown in to sweeten the deal. (BTW an interesting future topic might be the doomed romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton)
Hear hear!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I watch as many of your videos as I can,
So perhaps now is the time to address you Sir Lance a lot !
@@kougerat5388 "Sir Lance a lot" love it!
Not a subject of Her Majesty, so that cannot happen, I'm afraid. Even "Sir" Bob Geldoff only has an honorary knighthood.
Besides, Lucas was promoted to a LEFtenant, not a LOOtenant!
PS The last survivor of the Crimean War died in 2004, apparently.
seconded! "I urge that The History Guy immediately be knighted for services to history, storytelling and human understanding"
The VC shown at the end has a bar to show a second award to the same person, something which has happened only three times.
Yes, and only one time for combat actions.
@Virus Host crazy New Zealander if there ever was one.
Maybe THG should do a bit on men who have managed to add a bar to their VC.
Thank you, Mr. Gibson, for mentioning that information about the bar on the ribbon. I did not know that. It is incredible for a person to earn one V.C. in their life, but to get it twice is truly amazing.
@@mrjockt Well the first two were medics in the first world war and then Charles Upham, I dont know if there would be enough content for him to cover.
You have managed to explain why the Crimean War was ever fought where I failed to it figure out. Thank you
And the Charge of the Light Brigade. The first poem I learnt by heart as a child half a century ago, but I never really understood the Crimean war. I am pleased historians are also perplexed. Thanks History Guy.
@Jonathan Anderson
I learned about it from Steve Harris. 😎
@@gingataisen Beat me to it.
I learned to play the bass line for The Trooper by Iron Maiden when I was in a band as a teenager.
@Jonathan Anderson I'll see you and raise you one; I recited the poem at an eisteddfod.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Back in high school, I did not remember History and had to repeat it.
Many have had the same experience with English, math French science Latin........
I love your wit Joey!
As an Aussie...
One of the countries who is fortunate to have it's soldiers recieve this honour, I love the share of history.....
And yes it deserves to be remembered....
AS a New Zealander I would love to see you do a follow-uo video to this one on Charles Upham, the only combat soldier to ever be awarded the Victoria cross twice.
I was taught at school that the VC's were made from smelted bronze from the Russian cannons captured at Sebastopol. This happened after the "Charge of the Light Brigade". That is another piece of history that deserves to be remembered.
I wish you had been my history teacher in high school. I would have learned so much more.
Me too .
Me too!!
Never underestimate the personal satisfaction and enrichment that can come from self-study outside of any formal class structure. Follow your interests wherever they lead. From internet articles to videos like THG produces, to inexpensive books on eBay, learning has never been more accessible.
Amen
To be honest, I doubt it.
Your delivery is that of a fine opera singer and your passion makes the hairs on my arm tingle.
You have taught me more in 2 days than the British Education system did in 5 years.
I honour you Sir for enriching my life.
This one really plays out like an episode of James Burke's "Connections" Love it!
Connections was a brilliant concept. It should continue to be made.
I really miss that kind of content. Every history program on TV now is about aliens, ghost, or junk.
I wasn't aware of this series and had to look it up; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(TV_series) I was a bit young at the time of it's original production & broadcast; but reading the wikipedia linked; pleasantly surprised to find some of the shows I've watched and enjoyed in more recent years owe a debt to its presentation & format.
Even more pleasantly surprised to learn the original series are freely available via The Internet Archive: archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke/ It seems very much like a seminal and touchstone documentary series, much like "The World at War".
Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
YES! I was thinking the same thing!
One interesting thing about Åland is that the island chain belongs to Finland and the population mainly speaks Swedish.
And most of the Finns would gladly just give it to Sweden just to get rid of it. 😁
@@pekkasaarinen2902 Lets play a hockey match. The loser gets to keep it! :p
Back at the turn of the last century when one of my grandmothers came from Finland to the us, there were a lot of swedish speaking Finn's, Sweden used to own it, before they sold it to Russia. I never learned any swedish from her, but do know I still have relatives in Western finland.
I have heard that the metal used in the VC came from a captured cannon and that metal is still used to make all Victoria Crosses.
That long held story has been challenged recently.
The metal does indeed come from cannon, but from another conflict. The Russian cannon were made from steel and the medals from brass. I too believed that it was from guns in that conflict up until recently.
@@blacksmith67 The bronze canon used for VC's was of Chinese origin, captured during the Crimea.
Jerremy Clarkson has a documentary on a VC too.
Probably best to ask Hancocks of London who manufacturer all the VCs. They state on their website that they are made from metal from captured Russian guns and they should know I guess.
A British naval historian, whose name escapes me, put the whole Crimean war down to supplies of hemp, which Russia threatened to cut off supplies to the Royal Navy. Hemp was still vital to the working of the navy, used for ropes, mainly, but sail was still an important element and the best canvas was made from Riga hemp.
As a 4th gen Alaskan I sure appreciate this one more than most. Thanks a million for every episode your family gives to mine.
I could be wrong but I remember a US Marine helicopter pilot in the 2nd Gulf War who was awarded a Victoria Cross by the Queen a couple of years ago for helping save some British/Commonwealth soldiers by blocking incoming fire on them with his helicopter!! The action ended up helping save some trapped soldiers on the ground!! Talk about bravery under fire!! Thanks again The History Guy for another great epsiode!!
As a Vietnam Veteran, I am in awe and have the greatest respect for Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor recipients. The things that they did to be nominated for and to receive these awards, beggars the imagination. Ironically, their feats of courage often "break the rules" of good combat discipline. It is not a good idea or tactically wise to charge a machine gun nest single handedly. And yet it happens, and quite often, because of it, lives are saved and battles are won. If you "break the rules" and are lucky, the Queen or the President presents you with a medal. If you are unlucky, they give it to your surviving family members. There are a series of videos on CZcams called the "MedalOfHonorBook" where MOH survivors describe the actions which resulted in their receiving the award. Go watch some of them and prepare to be humbled. Gentlemen. I SALUTE YOU ALL.
My understanding is that more than half of the VCs have been awarded posthumously.
Another excellent presentation. The Crimean War is perhaps a little less forgotten here in Victoria, Australia, at least for those of us who are paying attention to the echoes of history all around us %~)) - names of Victorian townships: e.g. Sebastopol and Balaclava (note corrupted spellings); names of Melbourne thoroughfares: Raglan and Cardigan streets, Alma and Inkerman roads; massive and enduring military architecture dating from the conflict: a string of coastal fortifications and Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, where two large Russian artillery pieces guard the main entrance (36 pound naval cannon captured at Sevastapol in 1855); and, of course, the oft quoted poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
--George Santayana
Back in high school, I did not remember History and had to repeat it.
Mentioned Baltic Front? Yay, thank you THG. In Finland we call it "Oolannin Sota" (Åland War), and have popular song we sung as kids, about Brits sailing with 300 ships and capturing Bomarsund Fortress.
I look forward to each of these videos. Thank you very much!
I feel like "It was a bloody mess" describes a lot of history.
Ronald Reagan: "Those who say there are no heroes don't know where to look."
I love these little snippets of history.
And three recipients have received TWO VC's: Surgeon Captain Arthur Martin-Leake, Captain Noel Chavasse, and Captain Charles Upham. The first two were British, while Upham was a New Zealander.
I've been to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Alaska a few times but never knew there was a connection. Thanks HG!
Greetings from Central NH (Lakes region) - I am a lifelong history buff. This was the only explanation of the Crimean War that made any sense to me that I have heard or read. Thank you.
11 of those 1,357 VC's were awarded to the defenders of Rorke's Drift in 1879, still the most awarded to a single regiment (that being 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot "Welsh Borderers") during a battle. The most earned during a campaign were the 28 awarded to those who participated in the second campaign to relieve Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Mutiny, 24 of which were earned in a single day.
One of my great-uncles did the same thing at Pearl Harbor on that day. On opening the breech of a gun that misfired, the live shell came out and Uncle Teleshuk heaved the shell overboard. It exploded and he got a fateful, but no permanent injury, and served the rest of the war. His brother, in the Army had a scare at Schofield side, and was stationed in Nouvelle Caledonie, marrying a Caldoche, before settling in SoCal.
Probably the best episode so far - and I’ve seen quite a lot.
It is truly amazing how scattered events in history often times are linked together with first, second and third or more order effects. One needs almost an engineering type of examination to fit the pieces together. THG, you have done just that again, well done! One could only hope that your channel and others that offer historical material will spark interest in history and once again raise History to the level of importance in education that it truly belongs, and that would be at the top. Oh the problems we face today that could be so less severe with a better educated populace. Thanks for your work History Guy!
Compelling work as always. Thank you!
I"m always grateful for the hard work that THG puts into research , performance planning, and performance. I can now add to that the work going into your opening graphics, which I love. Keep it up!
Fascinating story! Thanks for sharing
"Hi, I'm the History Guy; I have a degree in history and I LOVE history! If you love history too, then this is the channel for you...."
The story of Mr. Lucas is amazing. Thank you.
Very good. Thanks for upload.
History is written by the victors. And thanks to modern technology via the internet and thru CZcams, parts of history are truly remembered.
Thanks for sharing the history with us.
That was a good little history lesson thank you ☺, I'm so very sad that so many want to try and rewrite history and not unerdstand all sides of it, and then keep making the same mistakes. I forget a the moment who said, that: "the one thing man learns from history is that man learns nothing from history". We just keep repeating it. But you my friend do a good job of trying and make it quite pleasant.
Thank you.
Maranatha
Orlando Figes book on the Crimean War is well worth a read. Until I read it, I hadn't realised how relevant the causes of that war were in later conflicts, and still echo through the ages in modern Europe.
I'd like to see a series of episodes detailing the actions of every one of those Victoria Cross recipients. Now that is history that shouldn't be forgotten!
Excellent recounting of the Crimean War, but I suspect that it is only little known in the United States and less publicized in Russia.
The Charges of the Light Brigade, the Thin Red Streak (later Line) Tipped with Steel, Florence Nightingale, and knitted Balaclavas are all reminders to the citizens of the Commonwealth. There are just in my home province of Ontario towns named Inkerman and Alma after two of the battles.
@blacksmith67 The poem The Charge of the Light Brigade is known well enough in the US for it to receive prominent mention in a Star Trek DS9 episode as one small ship charged into battle against many enemy ships and Chief O'Brian starts reciting the poem.
Errol Flynn starred in a popular American movie named after the famous poem and we learned about the poem in American schools. Florence Nightingale is much admired in the US as well. We have made movies about her too. The Crimean War is not a focal point of study in American high school classrooms but it is acknowledged.
Just one more excellent history video. As much as the History Guy dislikes commenting on present day political matters, I suggest the the History Guy needs to discuss the ramifications of present day socialists in misinterpreting American history, the defacing and or destruction of monuments and statues and the banning of novels that were penned at that the time. Thanks!!
I, like you, wonder if these people think destroying reminders of history is somehow going to change history in some mysterious way! We can hide our history, but we have seen that does not change it. In fact one would hope to have it visible and staring starkly at us would be a good reminder and force us to change our ways. But this is now only history in the making and we do not have the answers or results of it that will change it into history. An episode by THG at this point would not be of history but another theoretical discussion on our times, which we have more than enough already. He has done such a wonderful job of sidestepping political, moral, and theoretical issues and has remained wonderfully neutral to all kinds of pitfalls. This has made his videos the great works of history they are. Why destroy this grand channel now over a political time bomb which is not history yet? We should support THG to help keep history alive and true.
Highly watchable & informative. Thanks.
Thank you. Great viewing.
A brilliant episode, wide-ranging, well-told by a polymathic raconteur. Well done!
Longtime watcher of the channel, love it. My parents recently explained to me the S&H Green Stamps back in the day and how normal/everyone did it. I don’t think many people my age (23) know about them, i found really interesting!
So good, a smorgasbord of information on a postage stamp. Awesome.
It should not be forgotten that the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Corp came into being as a direct result of the Crimean War. As did the first purpose built Military Hospital - BMH Royal Herbert Woolwich. Not forgetting that item of head wear beloved by bank robbers; the Balaclava. Not to mention the number of roads and streets in the UK named after battles - Balaclava and Alma streets in Cardiff for instance. 😊😊
@Tom Sanders We Yanks face the same issues. As a result of the recent BLM riots, Confederate generals statues are being replaced with life-like replicas of the founders of McDonald's, Walmart, Amazon, Google, and the BET channel.
Haslam?
Ann Williams. The old 'Royal Herbert Hospital still stands on the corner of Shooters Hill Road and the South Circular Road, although it closed as a Hospital just when I started working on CT Scanners in 1977. I worked often at the Brook Hospital, which was right next door and I often wondered about the old Royal Herbert. The Brook has long gone, yet even before it finally closed, the Royal Herbert's Victorian buildings had become very smart, elegant (and expensive) apartments.
Although it is thought the metal for the medals came from the barrels of Russian guns, since about 1914 they are known to have been made from captured Chinese guns. The last recipient of the Victoria Cross is L/Cpl Johnson Beharry of the 1st Btln Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, who earned it in Iraq in 2004.
Old Victorian pubs were commonly named for battles and Generals of the war.
@@tomperkins5657 Ignoring, for the moment, that there were precious few riots and an awful lot of protests, which should not be disregarded, just because there were a few riots, it is worth noting that we Brits have very few, (trending to nil) statues of leaders we have fought over the years. Particularly those who betrayed Britain and its Empire and killed tens of thousands of our soldiers.
I have never, for the life of me, understood why '"the old south" should have had so many; especially since many of them were erected long, long after the end of the Civil war and slavery. Now, I am beginning to realise, it has nothing to do with 'American Heritage', but everything to do with maintaining the subjugation of the black man. It has always been something said as 'the quiet words', but which that nice Mr Trump has told you it's okay to say out loud.
My apologies to THG for bringing the present into his very interesting thread, but it was you, Mr Perkins, who started it.
Need a tour of your collections and books!
Hello, HG. Love the videos. My wife and I have been watching for about 6 months now. We love history as well. A couple of suggestions, if you don't mind. TWA flight 260 that crashed in Albuquerque, NM on 2/19/1955 and a plane crash involving Clarence Pyle in Albuquerque, NM on 9/24,1971. He was the father of Lynryd Skynyrd drummer Artimis Pyle. Thanks so much for the great lessons.
I cannot stress enough how good this channel is.... there just isnt anything close to this quality in "mainstreem" media
Those that thumbs down a THG video are condemned to repeat it.
"Break his thumb " Rafer
Wow. The best episode yet.
Great summary of the Crimean War. Love the history guy! Napoleon III, however, was the nephew of Bonaparte, not the great-nephew; a son of Napoleon's brother Louis, King of Holland.
Thanks once again. Cheers, Mark
I have noticed all your militay hats in the background and if possible would like to send you my former Royal Airforce Police hat as a thank you.
That is very kind of you. I can only promise to take care of it and to display it on set. Our mailing address is the History Guy, PO Box 1473, O'Fallon, IL USA 62269. Please include your return address so that we can send a thank you and reimburse you for shipping.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel your more than welcome. Ray
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel dont worry about the shipping wouldn't be a gift if you did that.
Good for you Ray 👍👍
@@bobbym3057 Thank you Bobby
Very well presented and summarised - enjoyable
I have learned more from you than I ever did in high school. Thank you.
Very good sir! Bravo.
Nice to watch an episode about someone born just 10 miles from where live!
Some interesting things to follow there.
The thing about the Victoria Cross which has alway impressed me was the Understated Ribbon. A simple purple. Nothing brash, overblown and complicated just a simple statement.
James Goacher 😳 I agree. It was decided by Prince Albert to reflect the highest status of the medal but without ostentation, unlike so many medals of the time.
The award was intended to be simple- including the use of bronze. The Navy used a blue ribbon up to 1918.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I have the idea that the medals are all made from the metal of one of the Guns from the Crimean War. I always thought, also, that they were made of Gun Metal.
I really enjoyed this. The Crimean War is remembered in the Australian state of Victoria (which was being settled in the 1850s) by place and road/street names such as Sebastopol, Balaclava, Inkerman, Crimea and Odessa.
Thanks - fascinating. Best channel on the Internet GB
Fascinating story about convoluted history enjoyed it very much thank you history guy
This was the first time I've heard any explanation of the Crimean war. Very well done
Just here to offer appreciation :) You channel played a huge part in getting me through the corona crap, we weren't locked down and my government impressed me with their handling of it... then i found the bow tie. So cool, good history and the best timekiller - be entertained with excellent material and honest good history. Then I saw the video with you and your wife and was so enamored. Joined Magellen too, grateful for the recommendation!
Another awesome gem of history, presented without prejudice, by "THG". Thank-you Sir.
A fantastic episode. My ancestor Captain William Henry Johnston was awarded a VC in 1915. He was killed shortly afterwards.
One of your best, ever! Many thanks and keep it up!
Excellent presentation
Alaska is the 49th state (Jan. 1959) and Hawaii is the 50th state (Aug. 1959)
LOL oops- fair point. Dunno what I was thinking.
Well spoken and thanks@THG!🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lance, Excellent post. What about the "first" Victoria awards of the hand-knitted scarves and silver shamrocks bestowed by Victoria herself. I saw one in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa many years ago. Would make a good sequel.
I love your channel and how it dives deeper into history than just names and dates. I wish you would create some content on the fight for civil rights. That is definitely history that deserves to be remembered.
What can l say...History Guy.....You and your beautiful wife are the best...A heart felt thanks are in order....!
As a baby I lived in Campbell Street HULL and our close neighbour was John CUNNINGHAM VC. he was friends with my dad, a submariner and the same age, and they would have many a pint in the pub opposite. John was born in a van in Scunthorpe, and was one of two John CUNNINGHAMS who won the VC on the SOMME. The other John CUNNINGHAM VC was born in Ireland and died on the SOMME
It's amazing how events cascade and domino into different directions. Seward's Folly..........wasn't. Gold and oil, timber and natural beauty. My son has a friend who moved there, and had the same reaction to population that many deprived of human concentration experience: too many people and too much traffic. He was here for his sister's wedding and couldn't wait to go back home.
I must say that I dearly love how you weave all the circumstances and events into something we can follow and understand. I really enjoy learning from you. I can always count on good info free of spin or bias. Keep up the good work. I look to you as I did Walter Cronkite when he was the face of CBS News. I appreciate your work, sir.
I love this story so many nuances
I would be very excited for an episode on the Haymarket Affair or The Matewan Massacre. Really anything involving Labor history would be most welcome. Really just keep doing what you are doing because I love the channel. Cheers.
Amazing conflict the Crimean War. I travelled to Sebastopol in 2007.. First thing i learnt was we pronounce it wrong,, it Sebass- topol when you say it in Russian. I had a tour guide and she showed me the harbour which at that stage had both Ukrainian and Russian ships. There were oldguns, i told her that Sydney Harbour has matching guns as the British installed them fearing the Russians.
I really enjoyed the video 👍🏻 a few things though, the East India Company did majority of the fighting and controlled the jewel of the crown until 1874. Also it should be mentioned that the VC is actually made from (inferior) bronze, that is from captured Russian cannons from the Crimean war. It being made from that source of bronze is one of the limiting factors as to the awards being given as the supply is actually very small now. When Russia sold Alaska to America it didn’t become the 50th state it is the 49th state.
The other interesting point is that while Flo Nightingale got the majority of the publicity and was based in Turkey, Mary Seacole was actually at Crimea and while she was a business woman actually helped with the wounded straight from the battle fields.
The Crimean war is often argued as the first modern war, from trench warfare to repeating weapons and with the very quick communication and newspaper reporters there.
The majority of the British loses not from the battlefield is generally accepted as being a forest cause of the commissariat, a none military “quartermaster”. The British government for many decades did not trust the British military to not waste logistics, so everything was controlled by a uniformed civilian company. Which meant while men were freezing to death on the shore brand new blankets and tents were in stores onboard ships just off shore, but to get replacement equipment it had to applied for in writing to London! So weeks of waiting could result in a refusal of new issue of equipment!!
Your delivery of the story is so phenomenal that the information is riveting, even if the subject is one that I would not normally seek out to learn..
I loved that smile when you informed people as to how the USA ended up with Alaska.
Thank you, and your wife, for your informative videos. I really do appreciate that you don’t just do USA history. I enjoy the pace that you speak at, the information imparted, and how you share that information.
Psst. Give us Alaska. It’s rightfully ours (UK). We fought for it. 😀
Great history story. Thank you. Please do a story on John Murrell and John Murrell’s treasure and his slave uprising
Keep up the great work History Guy. You make history even more appealing than it already is!😉
Awesome! Nowhere else can such an education be achieved. Love the channel.
Cool thanks for showing the Hone Heke picture of him chopping down the Waitangi flafstaff, which he did more than once. Follower from NZ.
Very interesting! Especially Florence Nightingale’s part in the war. Maybe you’ll do a segment on her someday (unless I already missed it!). Thanks for the history...guy! 😎
Thanks THG, some small things that you didn't mention in the video was that originally you had to be alive to receive the award, so a person who died bravely charging a gun position not only wouldn't get the award, his family wouldn't get the yearly stipend that it represented. The other big thing is that to this day the award can be rescinded. Now for me, it doesn't matter how dispicable a person you turn out to be, that moment in history when you did something that warranted the medal should never be taken away.
I believe technically it can still be rescinded but in 1920 King George V wrote,
"The King feels so strongly that, no matter the crime committed by anyone on whom the VC has been conferred, the decoration should not be forfeited. Even were a VC to be sentenced to be hanged for murder, he should be allowed to wear his VC on the scaffold".
Last VC award to be cancelled was in 1908.
Fascinating! How so geographically remote events could have influenced Russia's sale of Alaska is incredible!
Great presentation, thank you
I thoroughly enjoy your content. Thank you so much for your intelligent outpouring with your channel. Always, always, always enjoyable.
That’s amazing, and once again I had no idea. Thank you.
Jeremy Clarkson has an excellent BBC documentary on the Victoria Cross.
@andrew Herriges If you don't like the man then look passed him, the content is very good.
@andrew Herriges ....and most loved.
Lindybeige also has a good video on the attack on Bomarsund Fort:
czcams.com/video/d7NuyxZz-0k/video.html
++RC Miller++ Yes, and a more interesting documentary than this one too, with no american pisstaking or pseudo hollywood and self promotional angles.
This was a very interesting video. I know Samual Colt built a factory in London to build his 1851Navy revolver. The revolver was used by officers of the British army during the Crimean war. The revolver was black powder cap, and ball with six shot capacity in .36caliber. The .36 caliber has the ballistics of a modern .380 handgun, and was not affective against their Russian counterpart wearing those heavy layers of clothing, and a heavy coat. Samuel Colt had many complaints made that the officers would fire all six shots at an advancing Russian soldier, and the balls would not penetrate their clothes. The officer would then be killed by a sword because his weapon was ineffective. The Colt 1851 Navy was used in other areas with much success, and Wild Bill Hickock carried two ivory handled Colt 1851Navy revolvers. Hickock used one of them in his famous dual in Dead Wood South Dakota, where he shot Davis Tutt through the heart at over 75 ft.
Wow! I never knew that there was a Baltic theater of the Crimean War.