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	In 1877 Sartorius married Agnes Maria Kemp. They had a son, who also served in the Indian Army, and a daughter.<ref name=ODNB/>		In 1877 Sartorius married Agnes Maria Kemp. They had a son, who also served in the Indian Army, and a daughter.<ref name=ODNB/>

	One of Victoria College Jersey's five [[House system\|Houses]] was later named 'Sartorius' after the three brothers, all of whom attended the school.<ref name="schoollife">{{cite web \|title=Victoria College - School Life \|url=https://www.victoriacollege.je/page/?title=School+Life&pid=13 \|website=victoriacollege.je \|publisher=Victoria College \|access-date=15 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		One of Victoria College Jersey's five [[House system\|Houses]] was later named 'Sartorius' after the three brothers, all of whom attended the school.<ref name="schoollife">{{cite web \|title=Victoria College - School Life \|url=https://www.victoriacollege.je/page/?title=School+Life&pid=13 \|website=victoriacollege.je \|publisher=Victoria College \|access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>

	==The medal==		==The medal==

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	\| name = Reginald Sartorius		\| name = Reginald Sartorius
	\| honorific_suffix = VC CMG		\| honorific_suffix = VC CMG
	\| birth_date = 4 May 1841		\| birth_date = 8 May 1841
	\| death_date = 8 August 1907 (aged 66)		\| death_date = 8 August 1907 (aged 66)
	\| birth_place = [[Sintra]], [[Portugal]]		\| birth_place = [[Sintra]], [[Portugal]]
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	\| battles = [[~~Bhutan War~~]]<br>[[~~Indian Mutiny~~]]<br>[[~~Second~~ Anglo-~~Afghan~~ War]]<br>[[~~First Ashanti Expedition\|Third~~ Anglo-~~Ashanti~~ War]]		\| battles = [[Indian Mutiny]]<br>[[Bhutan War]]<br>[[First Ashanti Expedition\|Third Anglo-Ashanti War]]<br>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]
	\| awards = [[File:Victoria Cross ~~(UK)~~ ribbon.~~png~~\|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]<br>[[Order of St Michael and St George]]		\| awards = [[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg\|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]<br>[[Order of St Michael and St George]]
	\| laterwork =		\| laterwork =
	\| relations = [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius\|George Rose Sartorius]] (father)<br>Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC (brother)		\| relations = [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius\|George Rose Sartorius]] (father)<br>Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC (brother)
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	[[Major General]] '''Reginald William Sartorius''' {{post-nominals\|VC\|CMG}} (4 May 1841 – 8 August 1907) 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.		[[Major General]] '''Reginald William Sartorius''' {{post-nominals\|VC\|CMG}} (8 May 1841 – 8 August 1907) was an army officer, and 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~~==		==Life==
	Sartorius was 32 years old, and a [[major]] in the [[6th Bengal Cavalry]], [[British Indian Army]], during the [[First Ashanti Expedition]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

	~~On 17~~ January ~~1874 during~~ the ~~attack on Abogu,~~ [[~~Ashanti Region~~\|~~Ashanti~~]] (~~now~~ [[~~Ghana~~]]), ~~Major~~ Sartorius ~~removed, under heavy fire, a mortally wounded~~ [[~~Hausa people\|Houssa~~]] [[~~non-commissioned officer~~]] ~~and placed him under cover~~. ~~His citation read:~~		Educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey]], Sartorius entered the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]] in January 1858. He joined the [[Bengal Army\|Bengal infantry]], became a lieutenant in May 1858 and served in the Indian Mutiny (1858) and the [[Bhutan War]] (1864–65). In 1873, now a captain, Sartorius took part in the [[First Ashanti Expedition]], in modern-day [[Ghana]].<ref name=ODNB>{{cite web \|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/72993 \|title=Sartorius brothers \|last=Anderson \|first=Dorothy \|publisher=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]].\|year=2004\|access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
	{{~~quote~~\|For having during the attack on Abogoo, on the 17th January last, removed from under a heavy fire Serjeant-Major Braimah Doctor, a Housa Non-Commissioned Officer, who was mortally wounded, and placed him under cover.<ref~~>{{London Gazette~~\|~~issue~~=~~24145~~\|~~page~~=~~5113~~\|date=31 March ~~1874~~}}</ref>}}

	==~~Further information~~==		===VC action===
	His father was [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius\|George Rose Sartorius]] and ~~his brother was~~ Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC. ~~Educated at [[~~Victoria College, Jersey~~]]; one of the school~~'s five [[House system\|Houses]] was later named after the brothers~~. He later achieved the rank~~ of ~~[[major general]] having served in~~ the ~~[[Second Anglo~~-~~Afghan War]] and the [[Bhutan War]]~~.		Sartorius was a 32 year old captain in the [[6th Bengal Cavalry]], [[British Indian Army]], during the [[First Ashanti Expedition]] when the following deed took place at Abogu in the [[Ashanti Region]], for which he was awarded the VC. His citation read:
			{{quote\|For having during the attack on Abogoo, on the 17th January [1874], removed from under a heavy fire Serjeant-Major Braimah Doctor, a [[Hausa people\|Housa]] [[Non-Commissioned Officer]], who was mortally wounded, and placed him under cover.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24145\|page=5113\|date=31 March 1874}}</ref>}}

			For his Ashanti service, Sartorius was also twice mentioned in dispatches,<ref name=ODNB/> promoted to [[Brevet (military)\|brevet]] major,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24105\|page=3050\|date=16 June 1874}}</ref> and made a companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24093\|page=2445\|date=8 May 1874}}</ref>

			===Later career===
			Sartorius served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] (1878–80) and in 1886 became a colonel. His active career came to an end in 1893, when he left India and went to live in Italy.<ref name=ODNB/> In 1895 he was promoted to major-general, Bengal infantry,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26624\|page=2776\|date=14 May 1895}}</ref> and in 1897 was placed on the retired list.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26895\|page=5322\|date=28 September 1897}}</ref>

			He retired to [[Haslemere]], Surrey. He was a member of the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]], and died suddenly on 8 August 1907 when sailing at [[Cowes]], Isle of Wight.<ref name=ODNB/> He was buried St Mary's Churchyard, [[South Baddesley]], Hampshire.<ref name=Bio/>

			==Family==
			His father was [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius\|George Rose Sartorius]]. He had two brothers, both of whom entered the army: George Conrad Sartorius, who retired as a colonel, and Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]], who was also awarded the VC.<ref name=ODNB/>

			In 1877 Sartorius married Agnes Maria Kemp. They had a son, who also served in the Indian Army, and a daughter.<ref name=ODNB/>

			One of Victoria College Jersey's five [[House system\|Houses]] was later named 'Sartorius' after the three brothers, all of whom attended the school.<ref name="schoollife">{{cite web \|title=Victoria College - School Life \|url=https://www.victoriacollege.je/page/?title=School+Life&pid=13 \|website=victoriacollege.je \|publisher=Victoria College \|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>

	==The medal==		==The medal==
	His Victoria Cross is ~~displayed at~~ the [[National Army Museum]], [[Chelsea, London]].		His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]], [[Chelsea, London]].<ref name=Bio>{{cite web\|url=http://vconline.org.uk/reginald-w-sartorius-vc/4588162027.html\|title=Reginald William Sartorius VC, CMG: biography\|website=VConline.org.uk \|accessdate=8 April 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041210053535/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/hampshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ~~''(Hampshire)''~~		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041210053535/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/hampshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal]
	*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbsartor.htm Profile]		*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbsartor.htm Profile]

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{{Infobox military person
| name = Reginald Sartorius
| honorific_suffix = VC CMG
| birth_date = 4 May 1841
| death_date = 8 August 1907 (aged 66)
| birth_place = [[Sintra]], [[Portugal]]
| death_place = [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]]
| placeofburial = St Mary's Churchyard, [[South Baddesley]]
| image = Reginald William Sartorius VC.jpg
| caption =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{UK}}
| serviceyears =
| rank = [[Major General]]
| branch = {{army|British India|23px}}
| commands =
| unit =
| battles = [[Bhutan War]] [[Indian Mutiny]] [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] [[First Ashanti Expedition|Third Anglo-Ashanti War]]
| awards = [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]] [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
| laterwork =
| relations = [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius|George Rose Sartorius]] (father) Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC (brother)
}}
[[Major General]] '''Reginald William Sartorius''' {{post-nominals|VC|CMG}} (4 May 1841 – 8 August 1907) 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==
Sartorius was 32 years old, and a [[major]] in the [[6th Bengal Cavalry]], [[British Indian Army]], during the [[First Ashanti Expedition]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 17 January 1874 during the attack on Abogu, [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] (now [[Ghana]]), Major Sartorius removed, under heavy fire, a mortally wounded [[Hausa people|Houssa]] [[non-commissioned officer]] and placed him under cover. His citation read:
{{quote|For having during the attack on Abogoo, on the 17th January last, removed from under a heavy fire Serjeant-Major Braimah Doctor, a Housa Non-Commissioned Officer, who was mortally wounded, and placed him under cover.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24145|page=5113|date=31 March 1874}}</ref>}}

==Further information==
His father was [[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius|George Rose Sartorius]] and his brother was Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC. Educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey]]; one of the school's five [[House system|Houses]] was later named after the brothers. He later achieved the rank of [[major general]] having served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] and the [[Bhutan War]].

==The medal==
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]], [[Chelsea, London]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)
*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041210053535/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/hampshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Hampshire)''
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbsartor.htm Profile]

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