Francis Cornwallis Maude


Colonel Francis Cornwallis Maude was an English 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.

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Maude was 28 years old, and a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 25 September 1857 at Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC:
76 Battery Royal Artillery, the current name for what was his unit at the time, was awarded his name as their title in honour of both his and the units deeds during the battle.
He later achieved the rank of colonel and was appointed Consul-General in Warsaw. He was the cousin of Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Maude VC.

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