Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

 John Christopher Guise VC

Victoria Cross

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, CB

Order of the Bath

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 (27 July 1826 - 5 February 1895) was a British Army

British Army

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 officer and English

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 recipient of the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

United Kingdom

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 and Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

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 forces.

Guise attended Sandhurst and served in the Crimean War

Crimean War

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 albeit briefly as he was forced to return home after falling ill.

During the Indian Mutiny, on 16 and 17 November 1857 at Lucknow

Lucknow

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, India

India

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, whilst a major

Major

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 in the 90th Regiment of Foot

90th Regiment of Foot

Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 90th Regiment of Foot:*90th Regiment of Foot , raised in 1759*90th Regiment of Foot , raised in 1779*90th Regiment of Foot , raised in 1794...

 (later The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

The Cameronians was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry...

), Guise, together with sergeant (Samuel Hill

Samuel Hill (VC)

Samuel Hill VC was an Irish 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....

), saved the life of a captain at the storming of the Secundra Bagh and also went in under heavy fire to help two wounded men. For this he was elected by the regiment to be awarded the VC. His citation reads:
He later achieved the rank of lieutenant general

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum

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, London.