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A year in the life: 1854
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Month |
Day |
Event |
Source of information |
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January |
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February |
22 |
Lane Fox's battalion leaves London after review by Prince Albert, Lord Hardinge and Duke of Cambridge from St George's Barracks via Waterloo Station to Southampton |
Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1 |
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March |
5 |
Lane Fox arrives in Malta to provide rifle training |
Thompson, 1977: 122; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Lane Fox's 27th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about exact date |
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April |
22 |
Lane Fox embarks for Crimea on Golden Fleece |
Thompson, 1977: 122, Chapman, 1981: 53; Hamilton, F.W. 1874. The Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards (Volume III). London: John Murray. p. 166 |
Thanks to Dan Hicks for pointing out the last ref |
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May |
No days |
Lane Fox joins division in Turkey |
Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1 |
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June |
No day |
Lane Fox appointed Quartermaster to 2nd division |
Thompson, 1977: 122 |
But see on |
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June |
14 |
Lane Fox arrives Varna |
Thompson, 1977: 122 |
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June |
19 |
Lane Fox and second division arrives Varna, Bulgaria |
Chapman, 1981: 53 |
Possible that this is same event as Thompson above and one is wrong about date? |
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July |
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August |
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Lane Fox in Bulgaria |
Chapman, 1981: 184 |
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September |
No days |
Lane Fox offered post of Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General to 2nd Division |
Hamilton, F.W. 1874. The Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards (Volume III). London: John Murray. p.181 |
Thanks to Dan Hicks for pointing out the last ref |
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September |
4 |
Lane Fox embarks on boat City of London |
Thompson, 1977: 122; The Manchester Guardian 23 September 1854 |
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September |
14 |
Lane Fox at Old Fort, north of Sebastopol |
Thompson, 1977: 122 |
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September |
15 |
Lane Fox mentioned in letters re 'the war in the East' |
The Times 15 September 1854; 5, 11 October 1854 |
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September |
20 |
Battle of Alma |
Thompson, 1977: 23, 122, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alma |
Only active battlefield that Lane Fox served on |
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October |
10 |
Lane Fox mentioned in dispatches following Balaklava |
London Gazette (21608: 3059) |
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October |
15 |
Medical examination finds Lane Fox unfit for service, leaves Crimea for London |
Thompson, 1977: 122; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1; I.E.A. Dolby (ed.) 1866. The Journal of the Household Brigade for the year 1866. London: W. Clowes and Sons. p. 35 |
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November |
8 or 9 |
Lane Fox arrives London. According to Chapman, Lane Fox was convalescent until spring 1855 |
Thompson, 1977: 26, 122; Chapman, 1981: 59 |
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December |
12 |
Lane Fox promoted Brevet Major for distinguished service in the field |
Thompson, 1977: 122; Gray, 1905: x; London Gazette (21640: 4052) |
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No month |
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Lane Fox revises rifle instructions published |
Bowden, 1991: 15 |
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