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Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
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Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
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Order that serves as a specific type of authorization
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Royal sign-manual
Signature of a monarch onto a legislative act, decree, etc
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Highest military decoration for valour in the UK
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Territory ruled by the United Kingdom
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Crimean War
Tenth conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars (1853–1856)
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