XVIII. “LUCKNOW” KAVANAGH AND THE VICTORIA CROSS 221 XIX. LIEUTENANT BUTLER AND THE VICTORIA CROSS 236 XX. DR. HOME AND DR. BRADSHAW AND THE VICTORIA CROSS 244 XXI. ROSS L. MANGLES, ESQ., V.C., BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE ASSISTANT-MAGISTRATE AT PATNA 257 XXII. CAPTAIN HENRY EVELYN WOOD, 17TH LANCERS 272 XXIII. SAMUEL MITCHELL AND THE VICTORIA CROSS; OR THE GATE PA AT TAURANGA 285 XXIV. ENSIGN M’KENNA AND THE VICTORIA CROSS 299 XXV. SERGEANT MAJOR LUCAS, OF THE 40TH REGIMENT, AND THE VICTORIA CROSS 313 XXVI. THE HEROES OF THE VICTORIA CROSS IN NEW ZEALAND 322 XXVII. THE NAVAL BRIGADE IN INDIA 334 XXVIII. THE VARIOUS RANKS IN THE BRITISH ARMY, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH THEM 347 XXIX. A GRAND REVIEW 362 XXX. A SOLDIER’S FUNERAL 376 [Illustration] [Illustration] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. PAGE BUSHIRE 167 FINIAL, DEATH DEFENDING THE RAMPARTS 53 GIBRALTAR 24 GLENCOE 113 GRENADIER, COLDSTREAM, AND SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS 23 NEW ZEALAND ARMS 285 OFFICERS, EMBROIDERY ON UNIFORM OF 349, 350 ROYAL ARTILLERY, BADGES OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 356, 357 ROYAL WELSH, INITIAL LETTER TO THE CHAPTER ON THE 40 VICTORIA CROSS, THE 1 [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] OUR SOLDIERS AND THE VICTORIA CROSS. CHAPTER I. OUR SOLDIERS AND THE VICTORIA CROSS. [Illustration]