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Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence, VC (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914) [1] was an Anglo-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.
On the 27th October, 1899, Captain FitzClarence led his squadron from Mafeking across the open, and made a night attack with the bayonet on one of the enemy’s trenches. A hand-to-hand fight took place in the trench, while a heavy fire was concentrated on it from the rear. The enemy was driven out with heavy loss.
El general de brigada Charles FitzClarence, VC (8 de mayo de 1865 - 12 de noviembre de 1914) fue un angloirlandés que recibió la Cruz Victoria, el premio más alto y prestigioso por su valentía frente a la enemigo que puede otorgarse a las fuerzas británicas y de la Commonwealth.
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Brigadier General Charles FitzClarence, VC, was one of the few senior British officers to be killed in action during the First World War. The son of a naval officer, he had been educated at Eton College and Wellington College, before joining the Royal Fusiliers as a lieutenant in 1885.
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In fact, only the determined leadership of Brigadier Charles FitzClarence (VC), prevented collapse and rout. FitzClarence commanded the élite Guards Brigade. Moreover, because an enemy shell obliterated the British battle HQ, he was the senior surviving officer at the point of the German breakthrough.
