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|commands= |unit= |battles=Indian Mutiny |awards= |laterwork=Author }} Lieutenant General James John McLeod Innes VC CB (5 February 1830 – 13 December 1907) was a Scottish 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. Born in British India to Scottish parents Innes was educated privately, at Edinburgh University and Addiscombe where he was awarded the Pollock Medal and was commissioned into the Bengal Engineers in 1848. Innes was 28 years old, and a lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny on 23 February 1858 at Sultanpore, India where he was awarded Victoria Cross for the following deed: He also Mentioned in Despatches three times for his work in the Mutiny. He later joined the Royal Engineers and achieved the rank of lieutenant general. After he retired he wrote several books. His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Royal Engineers Museum at Chatham, England. ==Works== * ''The Sepoy Revolt'', Ad. Innes & Co (1 Jan 1897), ASIN:B0028SZ7UK * * ''The Life and Times of General Sir James Browne RE KCB KCSI (Buster Browne)'', John Murray; (1 Jan 1905) ASIN:B001Q4DNMQ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James John McLeod Innes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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