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On 14 August 1857 the Naval Brigade [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Shannon_(Capt Peel, 450 men and 6 field guns1855) left HMS Shannon aboard ] was a 51 gun steam frigate launched in Plymouth in 1855. She sailed under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Peel_(VC) Captain William Peel VC] via the Cape of Good Hope and Singapore to join the naval forces in the [[2nd China War]]. At Hong Kong she was diverted to take Lord Elgin to [[Calcutta]] where Peel formed a barge Naval Brigade to assist the British forces opposing the Indian Mutiny. Steam launches towed by the steamer Chunarbrigade up the Ganges on barges in two contingents. They fought their first engagement at [[Battle of Kujwa|Kujwa]] and then supported [[Colin Campbell|Colin Campbell's]] forces at [[Lucknow]]. After the [[Second Lucknow Relief]] they were at the [[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Second Siege of Cawnpore]]. They then accompanied Colin Campbell's [[Oude Campaign]].
On 18 September Lieut Vaughan == 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 Naval Brigade played a significant role in the [[Oude Campaign]] where the 8 inch naval guns were able to breach fortifications which the field artillery could not penetrate. He was nominated a KCB and an aide-de-camp to the queen. At the final recapture of [[Lucknow]] he was severely wounded and 120 men left HMS Shannon aboard died of smallpox a barge towed month later in [[Cawnpore]] at the age of 33. After the recapture of Lucknow the brigade returned to [[Calcutta]] by bullock train. The majority of the steamer Benaresship's company rejoined HMS Shannon on 12 August and she sailed for England on 15 September reaching Spithead on 29 December 1858.
Second Detachment left Calcutta 1 September 1857==== Other named personnel ====
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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), daughter of Sir John Floyd, was born on 2 November 1824 On 13 September 1856 he commissioned the Shannon, a powerful 50-gun steam-frigate, for service in China. She did not sail until the following March. At Singapore she was met by the news of the Indian mutiny, and took Lord Elgin up to Hong Kong, arriving on 2 July. Admiral Sir Michael Seymour sent the Shannon back to Calcutta on July 16, with Elgin on board, together with a detachment of marines and soldiers. At Calcutta, Peel formed a naval brigade. On 14 August he left the ship with 450 men, six 24-pounder Bengal artillery guns, and two 8 inch howitzers. At Allahabad on 20 October he was reinforced by a party of 120 men, and from then on was present in all the principal operations. The coolness of his bravery was everywhere remarkable, and his formidable battery gave most efficient services Naval Brigade |link=http: the huge guns were, under his orders, moved and worked as though they were light field pieces//maps. On 21 January 1858 he was nominated a KCB and an aide-de-camp to the queengoogle. In 1858 Peel's brigade employed six naval 8 inch guns from the Shannonco. Peel mounted these massive weapons, weighing 65 cwt each, on carriages locally constructed by the sailorsuk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689. They provided the firepower to overcome the massive walls of Indian forts, and to keep down British casualties00048a62e2ea2eb31e257&ll=26. In the second relief of Lucknow on 9 March 1858 Peel was severely wounded in the thigh by a musket bullet843677, which was cut out from the opposite side of the leg83. 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-three. He never married210449&spn=14. His services in the field were the highlight of the Lucknow campaigns. His men achieved unparalleled feats of arms and endurance that broke the will of the enemy. Peel was an officer distinguished alike for his bravery and his resourcefulness. He benefited from the rapid promotions provided for the son of a prime minister, although his father never actively solicited them; however730886, no one ever doubted that he was a worthy recipient. In creating a legendary Victorian hero, concentrating on his courage and tragic death, his hagiographers did scant justice to his professional skill and intellectual achievements. His death deprived the navy of one of its most brilliant officers; his career had only just begun15.820312&t=p&z=6}}
== Summary ==
== Shannon's Officers ==
A list of the officers is given on the [http://www.pdavis.nl/Mutiny.htm this web site] where there are also more details of the following 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.php?id=1280 Lieutenant Henry Rushworth Wratislaw]
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1264 Lieutenant Nowell Salmon VC]
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/Verney.php Mate Edward Hope Verney]
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1422 Midshipman Edmund John Church]
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/Kerr.php Midshipman Lord Walter Talbot Kerr]
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=877 Captain Oliver John Jones]
==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]]
|-
|14 November 1857
|[[Actions at Dilkusha and Martiniere]]
|-
|16 November 1857
|[[Battle of Secundra Bagh (Lucknow)|Battle of Secundra Bagh]]
|-
|17 November 1857
|[[Second Lucknow Relief]]
|-
|28 November 1857
|[[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Second Siege of Cawnpore]]
|-
|2 January 1858
|[[Battle of Kallah Nuddee]]
|-
|1-21 March 1858
|[[Recapture of Lucknow]]
|-
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|
|}
== Brigade Complement ==
==== First Detachment left ==== 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 Edward Daniel VC], Midshipman
|[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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">{||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>
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
{|
|Lieut Ordinary Seaman William Ballard|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Ordinary Seaman John Connor|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Able Seaman Morris Currun|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Able Seaman James Finder|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Able Seaman James W Vaughan RNFrench|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Captain Edward Baker AG |Wounded at Kujwa|-|Ordinary Seaman John Jordan|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Able Seaman William O'Neill|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Ordinary Seaman John Metcalf|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Thomas Langston RM|Wounded at Kujwa|-|Able Seaman William Ashton|Killed at Kujwa|-|Richard Kelly RMA|Killed at Kujwa|-|Leading Seaman Alexander Hewston|Killed at Kujwa|-|Michael Shea RM|Died 7 Nov 1857
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|Lieut Wratislaw RN[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Robinson_(VC) Able Seaman Edward Robinson]|Won VC at Lucknow
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|[http://www.pdavis.nl/Verney.php Mr Edmund Verney, MateMaintop Captain Francis Cassiday|Killed at Dilkusha 14 Nov 1857
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|Mr Way, MidshipmanPetty Officer Devereux
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|Mr Richards, Naval CadetPetty Officer Terry|Killed at Lucknow 4 March 1858
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|'''120 other ranks''' among whom wereMidshipman 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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