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**[http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcgov.htm Private John McGovern V. C. 1st Bengal Fusiliers].
**[http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6ryan.htm Drummer Miles Ryan V. C. 1st Bengal Fusiliers].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shebbeare Robert Shebbeare] Wikipedia
**[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580028/Letters-of-forgotten-VC-winner-found.html "Letters of forgotten VC winner found"]. 27 February 2008 ''The Telegraph''. Brevet Captain Robert Shebbeare won his medal for twice leading charges against rebel defences during the infamous siege of Delhi in September 1857. Afterwards he put together a Sikh regiment, the [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|15th Punjab]] [Pioneers], which later saw action in China. Includes photograph with officers of his 15th Punjab regiment
*[http://readinggivesmewings.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-arracan-expedition-andaman-islands-1867 The Arracan Expedition, Andaman Islands 1867] A detachment of 3 officers and 100 men of the 2nd Battalion [[24th Regiment of Foot]] was dispatched from Rangoon on the steamship Arracan to rescue crew members of the ship Assam Valley who had been captured. As a result 5 Victoria Cross awards were made. readinggivesmewings.wordpress.com
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w1IBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA35 ''The Victoria Cross; an official chronicle of the deeds of personal valour achieved in presence of the enemy during the Crimean and Baltic campaigns, the Indian mutinies, and the Persia, China, and New Zealand wars'] (1865) Google Books
