Military or Naval
WILLIAMS
(Sir William Fenwick, 1800-1883, M.P., Defender of Kars, Governor of Nova Scotia and of Gibraltar)
Autograph Letter in the third person to Admiral and Mrs Walcott,
accepting for dinner on Wednesday 8th July, 3 Devonport Street, Hyde Park, 19th June n.y., probably
Item Date: 1857
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Fenwick Williams Pasha (the first Christian to receive this title by Turkish official decree), supporting the Turks on the Caucasian front, held Kars in a remarkable seige by Count Muraviev, till compelled to capitulate on 26th November 1855. In one assault the Russians lost 7000 men. Williams was granted a pension of £1000 for life. After the Crimean War, Williams was also General-Commandant of Wooolwich Garrison, and Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery, 1864.
light traces of laying down on blank fourth side
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