COMMANDER // 1833–1893
Christopher Teesdale
Lifespan
1833 – 1893
Active service 1855 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 22.
Profile
Major-General Sir Christopher Charles Teesdale was a British Army officer and the first South African-born recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Battles (1)
1855
Siege of KarsCrimean War · Ottoman Empire