Victoria Cross won by 'Hero of Manipur' to be sold at auction | Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891.
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Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891.
A Victoria Cross won by an Army officer for his bravery in a controversial war during the era of the British Raj is expected to fetch up to £400,000 when it is sold at auction. Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant with the 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891. The month-long conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Manipur – on the North East Frontier of India – saw Grant earn the nickname the “Hero of Manipur” for his bravery. Lieutenant Charles Grant’s Victoria Cross group of medals will be...
Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891.
A Victoria Cross won by an Army officer for his bravery in a controversial war during the era of the British Raj is expected to fetch up to £400,000 when it is sold at auction. Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant with the 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891. The month-long conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Manipur – on the North East Frontier of India – saw Grant earn the nickname the “Hero of Manipur” for his bravery. Lieutenant Charles Grant’s Victoria Cross group of medals will be...
Colonel Charles Grant was a 29-year-old lieutenant when he fought in the Anglo-Manipur War in 1891.