Francis Cornwallis Maude
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Colonel Francis Cornwallis Maude VC CB (28 October 1828 – 19 October 1900) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life
Maude was born in London, the son of a Royal Naval captain and grandson of
VC action
Maude was a 28 years old
This officer steadily and cheerily pushed on with his men, and bore down the desperate opposition of the enemy, though with the loss of one-third of his Artillerymen. Sir James Outram adds, that this attack appeared to him to indicate no reckless or foolhardy daring, but the calm heroism of a true soldier, who fully appreciates the difficulties and dangers of the task he has undertaken and that, but for Captain Maude's nerve and coolness on this trying occasion, the Army could not have advanced. (Extract from Field Force Orders of the late Major-General Havelock, dated 17th October, 1857.)[2]
Later life
Maude spent much of the remainder of the Indian Mutiny at Lucknow, including the British withdrawal in November 1857 and the city's recapture in March 1858. In this period he was promoted in the army to major (January 1858) and lieutenant colonel (July 1858),
After leaving the army, Maude was involved in various business enterprises in Britain and overseas, but in December 1867 he was reported bankrupt.
In 1895 Maude was appointed a Military Knight of Windsor by Queen Victoria, a body reserved for retired officers who received a pension and accommodation at Windsor Castle. Maude died at Windsor on 19 October 1900, and was buried in Windsor Borough Cemetery.[1]
Legacy
On 24 January 1860 Maude married Paulina Susannah Sterling, they had one son and three daughters. He was the cousin of Lieutenant Colonel
76 (Maude's) Battery Royal Artillery, the current name for Maude's unit, was awarded his name as their title in honour of both his and the units deeds at Lucknow. The battery celebrates Maude's Day every 25 September, in his honour.[8]
Maude's medals are not publicly held.[9]
Works
- Memories of the mutiny. London: Remington. 1894. OCLC 1001899552.
- Five years in Madagascar, with notes on the military situation. London: Chapman and Hall. 1895. OCLC 457475434.
- Bacon or Shakspere? : enquiries as to the authorship of the plays of Shakespeare. London: Robert Banks & Sons. 1895. OCLC 934892502.
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/92988. Retrieved 22 September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 22154". The London Gazette. 18 June 1858. p. 2957.
- ^ "No. 6791". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 June 1912. p. 636.
- ^ "No. 23336". The London Gazette. 24 December 1867. p. 7051.
- ^ "No. 24374". The London Gazette. 20 October 1876. p. 5568.
- OCLC 457475434.
- OCLC 1001899552.
- ^ "26 (Maude's) battery, Royal Artillery". 26th Regiment RA Association. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Grave locations for holders of the Victoria cross: Berkshire. Archived copy". Victoriacross.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Berkshire)