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STRATHNAIRN
(Hugh Henry Rose, 1801-1885, Field Marshal, from 1866 1st Baron)
Autograph Letter Signed to My dear Duke of Wellington,
saying he came here from thc Highlands for a... shooting, & am going, afterwards, to Nicolls... & would be very happy if you would assist me & come here on the 15th inst, Wednesday... There are a great many partridges, & I propose adopting a new plan of tactics which, I hope, will make them fly the right way. I am afraid it is no use asking the General but I should be delighted if he would honour me with a visit. The Crown Prince & Pce of Wales asked me to come to... for the... of their eldest son & nephew. It is a great ceremony in the Southern Church, a sort of religious coming of age. Pce Wilhelm had to go through a very stiff... in the Church..., 4 sides 8vo., Euston Hall, Thetford, no date
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In 1840 Colonel Rose was selected for special service in Syria, supporting the Turkish Government against Mehemet Ali's Egyptian forces. He remained as British Consul-General. In the Crimea his fluency in French was invaluable as commissioner at the French HQ. In 1857 he volunteered for India, becoming commander-in-chief there in 1860.
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