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GRENFELL
(Francis Wallace, 1st Baron, 1841-1925, Field Marshal, Commander in Chief Ireland)
Autograph Letter Signed to the Duchess of Cleveland,
asking her to tell Mr Powlett I am most anxious to make his acquaintance..., 1 side 8vo., Maison, Ali, Pacha Fehmy, Cairo, 12th February, no year
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Background
After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War and then the Anglo-Egyptian War. He went on to become Sirdar (Commander-in-Chief) of the Egyptian Army and commanded the forces at the Battle of Suakin in December 1888 and at the Battle of Toski in August 1889 during the Mahdist War. After that he became Governor of Malta and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland before retiring in 1908.
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