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	\|name= Herbert Clogstoun		\|name= Herbert Clogstoun
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	\|battles=[[Second Anglo-Burmese War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]		\|battles=[[Second Anglo-Burmese War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
	\|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross ~~(UK)~~ ribbon.~~png~~\|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]		\|awards= [[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg\|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]
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	==Details==		==Details==
	He was 38 ~~years~~ old~~, and a~~ [[Captain (land and air)\|captain]] in the [[79th_Carnatic_Infantry\|19th Madras Native Infantry]], [[Madras Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859 for which he was awarded the VC:		He was a 38 year-old [[Captain (land and air)\|captain]] in the [[79th_Carnatic_Infantry\|19th Madras Native Infantry]], [[Madras Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859, for which he was awarded the VC:
	{{quote\|For conspicuous bravery in charging the, Rebels into Chichumbah with only eight men of his Regiment (the 2nd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent), compelling them to re-enter the Town, and finally to abandon their plunder. He was severely wounded himself, and lost seven out of the eight men who accompanied him.}}<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22318\|page=3792\|date=21 October 1859}}</ref>		{{quote\|For conspicuous bravery in charging the, Rebels into Chichumbah with only eight men of his Regiment (the 2nd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent), compelling them to re-enter the Town, and finally to abandon their plunder. He was severely wounded himself, and lost seven out of the eight men who accompanied him.}}<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22318\|page=3792\|date=21 October 1859}}</ref>

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	* {{Find a Grave\|11279450}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Clogstoun, Herbert Mackworth}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Clogstoun, Herbert Mackworth}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Herbert Clogstoun
|birth_date=13 June 1820
|death_date=6 May 1862 (aged 41)
|birth_place= [[Port-of-Spain]], [[Trinidad]]
|death_place=[[Hingoli]], [[India]]
|placeofburial=Madras Cemetery
|image= Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun VC.jpg
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|serviceyears=
|rank=[[Major]]
|branch=[[Madras Army]]<br>[[British Indian Army]]
|commands=
|unit=
|battles=[[Second Anglo-Burmese War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]
|laterwork=
}}
[[Major]] '''Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (13 June 1820 – 6 May 1862) was a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

==Details==
He was 38 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] in the [[79th_Carnatic_Infantry|19th Madras Native Infantry]], [[Madras Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859 for which he was awarded the VC:
{{quote|For conspicuous bravery in charging the, Rebels into Chichumbah with only eight men of his Regiment (the 2nd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent), compelling them to re-enter the Town, and finally to abandon their plunder. He was severely wounded himself, and lost seven out of the eight men who accompanied him.}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22318|page=3792|date=21 October 1859}}</ref>

==Further information==
He later achieved the rank of [[major]] and was killed in action, [[Hingoli]], [[India]], on 6 May 1862.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], England.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{Find a Grave|11279450}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clogstoun, Herbert Mackworth}}
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:British East India Company Army officers]]
[[Category:British Indian Army personnel killed in action]]
[[Category:1820 births]]
[[Category:1862 deaths]]
[[Category:British West Indies recipients of the Victoria Cross]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Second Anglo-Burmese War]]

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