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{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
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{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox military person
| 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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| commands      =
| commands      =
| unit          =
| unit          =
| 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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