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On 13 September 1856 he commissioned the == Summary ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Shannon_(1855) HMS Shannon, ] was a powerful 50-51 gun steam-frigate, for service launched in ChinaPlymouth in 1855. She did not sail until the following Marchsailed under [http://en.wikipedia. At Singapore she was met by org/wiki/William_Peel_(VC) Captain William Peel VC] via the news Cape of the Indian mutiny, Good Hope and took Lord Elgin up Singapore to join the naval forces in the [[2nd China War]]. At Hong Kong, arriving on 2 July. Admiral Sir Michael Seymour sent the Shannon back she was diverted to Calcutta on July 16, with take Lord Elgin on board, together with a detachment of marines and soldiers. At to [[Calcutta, ]] where Peel formed a naval Naval Brigade to assist the British forces opposing the Indian Mutiny. Steam launches towed the brigade. On 14 August he left up the ship with 450 men, six 24-pounder Bengal artillery guns, and Ganges on barges in two 8 inch howitzerscontingents. At Allahabad on 20 October he was reinforced by a party They fought their first engagement at [[Battle of 120 men, Kujwa|Kujwa]] and from then on was present in all the principal operationssupported [[Colin Campbell|Colin Campbell's]] forces at [[Lucknow]]. The coolness of his bravery was everywhere remarkable, and his formidable battery gave most efficient service: After the huge guns were, under his orders, moved and worked as though [[Second Lucknow Relief]] they were light field piecesat the [[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Second Siege of Cawnpore]]. On 21 January 1858 he was nominated a KCB and an aide-de-camp to the queenThey then accompanied Colin Campbell's [[Oude Campaign]].
In 1858 == William Peel =='''Captain William Peel''' (1824–1858) was the third son of Sir Robert Peel, prime minister of Great Britain. He served with the Naval Brigade in the Crimea where he won a Victoria Cross. His leadership of the Shannon's brigade employed six naval Naval Brigade played a significant role in the [[Oude Campaign]] where the 8 inch naval guns from were able to breach fortifications which the Shannonfield artillery could not penetrate. He was nominated a KCB and an aide-de-camp to the queen. Peel mounted these massive weapons, weighing 65 cwt each, on carriages locally constructed by At the final recapture of [[Lucknow]] he was severely wounded and died of smallpox a month later in [[Cawnpore]] at the sailorsage of 33. They provided After the recapture of Lucknow the firepower brigade returned to overcome [[Calcutta]] by bullock train. The majority of the massive walls of Indian forts, ship's company rejoined HMS Shannon on 12 August and to keep down British casualtiesshe sailed for England on 15 September reaching Spithead on 29 December 1858.
In == Shannon's Officers ==A list of the second relief of Lucknow officers is given on 9 March 1858 Peel was severely wounded in the thigh by a musket bullet, which was cut out from the opposite side [http://www.pdavis.nl/Mutiny.htm this web site] where there are also more details of the legfollowing individuals:*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=774 Captain William Peel CB]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1531 Lieutenant James William Vaughan]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1675 Lieutenant Thomas James Young VC]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1564 Lieutenant William Charles Fahie Wilson]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1431 Lieutenant Edward Hay]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog. Still very weak, he reached Cawnpore on his way to England, and there, on 20 April, he contracted smallpox, of which he died on 27 April, aged thirty-threephp?id=1280 Lieutenant Henry Rushworth Wratislaw]*[http://www.pdavis. He never marriednl/ShowBiog. His services in the field were the highlight of the Lucknow campaignsphp?id=1264 Lieutenant Nowell Salmon VC]*[http://www.pdavis. His men achieved unparalleled feats of arms and endurance that broke the will of the enemynl/Verney.php Mate Edward Hope Verney]*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1422 Midshipman Edmund John Church]Peel was an officer distinguished alike for his bravery and his resourcefulness*[http://www.pdavis.nl/Kerr. He benefited from the rapid promotions provided for the son of a prime minister, although his father never actively solicited them; however, no one ever doubted that he was a worthy recipientphp Midshipman Lord Walter Talbot Kerr]*[http://www. In creating a legendary Victorian hero, concentrating on his courage and tragic death, his hagiographers did scant justice to his professional skill and intellectual achievementspdavis. His death deprived the navy of one of its most brilliant officers; his career had only just begunnl/ShowBiog.php?id=877 Captain Oliver John Jones]
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{{Battlemap|war=Shannon'''Captain William Peel''' (1824–1858), naval officer, third and favourite son of Sir Robert Peel, second baronet (1788–1850), prime minister, and his wife, Julia, née Floyd (1795–1859)s Naval Brigade |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00048a62e2ea2eb31e257&ll=26.843677, daughter of Sir John Floyd83.210449&spn=14.730886, was born on 2 November 182415.820312&t=p&z=6}}
==Related articles ==
For details of events involving Shannon's Naval Brigade see the following articles
{|
|1 November 1857
|[[Battle of Kujwa]]
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|12 November 1857
|[[Battle of Alambagh (Lucknow) Nov 1857|Battle of Alambagh]]
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|14 November 1857
|[[Actions at Dilkusha and Martiniere]]
|-
|16 November 1857
|[[Battle of Secundra Bagh (Lucknow)|Battle of Secundra Bagh]]
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|17 November 1857
|[[Second Lucknow Relief]]
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|28 November 1857
|[[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Second Siege of Cawnpore]]
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|2 January 1858
|[[Battle of Kallah Nuddee]]
|-
|1-21 March 1858
|[[Recapture of Lucknow]]
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|}
== Brigade Complement ==
==== First Detachment ====
Left Calcutta 14 September 1857
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{|
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Peel_(VC) Captain William Peel RN VC]
|Wounded at Lucknow 9 March 1858
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_James_Young Lieut Thomas J Young RN]
|Won VC at [[Battle of Secundra Bagh (Lucknow)|Secundra Bagh]]
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|Lieut William C F Wilson RN
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|Lieut Hay RN
|Wounded at Cawnpore 27 Nov 1857
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowell_Salmon Lieut Nowell Salmon RN]
|Won VC at [[Battle of Secundra Bagh (Lucknow)|Secundra Bagh]]
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|Capt Thomas C Gray, Royal Marines
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|Lieut William Stirling, Royal Marines|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Lieut Lindof Hazeley, Swedish Navy
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|Mr M Martin Abbot Daniel, Midshipman|Killed at Secundra Bagh
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|Mr Garvey, Midshipman
|Killed at Lucknow 12 march 1858
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_St_John_Daniel Mr E Edward DanielVC], Midshipman
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hall_(VC) Foretop Capt William Hall]
|Won VC at [[Battle of Secundra Bagh (Lucknow)|Secundra Bagh]]
|}
</div>
==== Second Detachment ====
Left Calcutta 1 September 1857
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|Lieut James W Vaughan RN
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|Lieut Henry R Wratislaw RN
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|[http://www.pdavis.nl/Verney.php Mr Edmund Verney], Mate
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|Mr Way, Midshipman
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|Mr Richards, Naval Cadet
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|'''120 other ranks'''
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|}
</div>
==== Other named personnel ====
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
{|
|Ordinary Seaman William Ballard
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Ordinary Seaman John Connor
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Able Seaman Morris Currun
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Able Seaman James Finder
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Able Seaman James French
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Captain Edward Baker AG
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Ordinary Seaman John Jordan
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Able Seaman William O'Neill
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Ordinary Seaman John Metcalf
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Thomas Langston RM
|Wounded at Kujwa
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|Able Seaman William Ashton
|Killed at Kujwa
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|Richard Kelly RMA
|Killed at Kujwa
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|Leading Seaman Alexander Hewston
|Killed at Kujwa
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|Michael Shea RM
|Died 7 Nov 1857
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Robinson_(VC) Able Seaman Edward Robinson]
|Won VC at Lucknow
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|Maintop Captain Francis Cassiday
|Killed at Dilkusha 14 Nov 1857
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|Petty Officer Devereux
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|Petty Officer Terry|Killed at Lucknow 4 March 1858
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|Midshipman Richards
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|Foretopman Flynn|Died of heatstroke 13 June 1858
|}
</div>
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Shannon_(1855) HMS Shannon] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=94 HMS Shannon] www.pdavis.nl<br>
[http://www.pdavis.nl/Mutiny.htm Description of the Brigade's service] www.pdavis.nl<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7JjBbZwtikwC&pg=PA79&dq=HMS+Shannon+1857+Peel&hl=en&ei=-ZItTNWSGteUsQbD84i2Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=HMS%20Shannon%201857%20Peel&f=false Hall's VC at Shah Najaf Mosque] Google Books
==== Historical books on-line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A7XMfkemThoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Shannon's+brigade+in+India&hl=en&ei=Kvg1TMTTIISpsAayqv3MAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Shannon's Brigade in India''] by Edmund Hope Verney 1862 (Google Books)
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