# Ambrose Madden

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Irish Victoria Cross recipient

This article is about the Crimean war soldier. For the 18th-century bishop, see [Ambrose O'Madden](/source/Ambrose_O'Madden).

Ambrose Madden Born 1820 Cork, Ireland Died 1 January 1863 (aged 42) Jamaica Buried Up Park Military Camp Cemetery Allegiance United Kingdom Branch British Army Rank Lieutenant Unit 41st Regiment of Foot 2nd West India Regiment Conflicts Crimean War Awards Victoria Cross Médaille militaire

**Ambrose Madden** [VC](/source/Victoria_Cross) ([Irish](/source/Irish_language): *Anmchadh Ó Madaidhín*; 1820 – 1 January 1863) was an officer in the [British Army](/source/British_Army). Born in [Cork](/source/Cork_(city)) he was an [Irish](/source/Ireland) recipient of the [Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [Commonwealth](/source/Commonwealth_of_Nations) forces.

## Details

He was about 34 years old, and a [sergeant-major](/source/Sergeant-major) in the [41st Regiment of Foot](/source/41st_Regiment_of_Foot), [British Army](/source/British_Army) during the [Crimean War](/source/Crimean_War) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 26 October 1854, in the [Crimea](/source/Crimean_Peninsula), at [Little Inkerman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Inkerman&action=edit&redlink=1), Sergeant Madden headed a party of men of the 41st Regiment which cut off and took prisoner one Russian officer and 14 privates, three of whom were personally captured by the sergeant.[1]

## Further information

Madden was commissioned into the [2nd West India Regiment](/source/2nd_West_India_Regiment) in 1858 and promoted to [lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant) in 1861. He died in [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) on 1 January 1863.

## See also

- [Síol Anmchadha](/source/S%C3%ADol_Anmchadha)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["No. 21971"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21971/page/659). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 24 February 1857. p. 659.

- *[The Register of the Victoria Cross](/source/The_Register_of_the_Victoria_Cross)* (1981, 1988 and 1997)

- Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". *[The Irish Sword](/source/The_Irish_Sword)*. **XVI** (64): 185–287.

- *[Ireland's VCs](/source/Ireland's_VCs)* [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-899243-00-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-899243-00-3) (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)

- *[Monuments to Courage](/source/Monuments_to_Courage)* (David Harvey, 1999)

- *[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross](/source/Irish_Winners_of_the_Victoria_Cross)* (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)

- [*The London Gazette*, 24 February 1857](http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/21971/pages/659)

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