{{distinguish|Patrick Donahue (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox military person |name=Patrick Donohoe |birth_date= c. 1820 |death_date= 16 August 1876 (aged 55-56) |birth_place=Nenagh, County Tipperary |death_place=Bride Street, Dublin |burial_place=Glasnevin Cemetery |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |image_size=125 |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} |service_years= |rank=Private |branch=23px British Army |commands= |unit=9th Lancers |battles=Indian Mutiny |awards= Victoria Cross |other_work= }} '''Patrick Donohoe''' VC (c. 1820 – 16 August 1876) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross.
==Details== He was approximately 37 years old and a private in the 9th Lancers, British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 September 1857, at Bolandshahr, India, for which he was awarded the VC: {{quote|For having, at Bolundshahur, on the 28th of September, 1857, gone to the support of Lieutenant Blair, who had been severely wounded, and, with a few other men, brought that officer in safety through a large body of the enemy's cavalry. (Despatch from Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B., dated 8th April, 1858.)}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5517|date=24 December 1858}}</ref>
==Further information== Born at Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. His death certificate records that he died at Bride Street, Dublin, on 16 August 1876 and he was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
==References== {{reflist}} '''Listed in order of publication year ''' *''The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (1981, 1988 and 1997) *''The Irish Sword'' (Brian Clarke, 1986) *''Ireland's VCs'' (Dept of Economic Development, 1995) *''Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999) *''Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
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