The Great Lone Land
Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Butler, GCB, PC (Ire) (1838-1910) was an Irish-born British Army officer, writer, and adventurer. He was educated chiefly by Jesuits at Tullabeg College and entered the army as an ensign of the 69th Foot at Fermoy Barracks in 1858, becoming captain in 1872 and major in 1874. He took part with distinction in the Red River expedition (1870-71) and the Ashanti operations (1873-74), receiving the Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1874. In 1877 he married Elizabeth Thompson, an accomplished painter of battle scenes, and notably of horses, with whom he had six children. He went on to serve in the Zulu War…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4068-0007-4
- EAN: 9781406800074
- Produktnummer: 2465103
- Verlag: Echo Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.7 cm 380 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 380
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