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BRACKENBURY, Henry was born in September 1837 in Bolingbroke, Lines. ?n. 1st, 1861, Emilia (d. 1905), daughter of E. S. Halswell and widow of Reginald Morley.
2nd, 1905, Edith, daughter of Louis Desanges.
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The Last Campaign Hanover: A Eo Deliveeed at the Royal Delivered at the Royal United Service Institution, on Field April, Before Field Marshal ... Cohmanding-In-Chief (Classic Reprint)
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When I received the invitation of the Council of this Institution to lecture here, the choice of the subject being left to myself, I had recently returned from visiting the theatre of the war of 1866 in Western Germany, and from studying on the spot those operations of General Falckenstein which had led to the dispersion or the defeat of tluee several armies, and the clearance of tlui whole of Germany, nortli of theM aine, from the enemies of Pnissia; and on my return to P] gland I had been much struck, not only with the absence of con-ect klowledge as to this campaign in Western Germany, but with the amount of wrong information which appeared to exist, more especially as to that earlier portion of the campaign which took place inH anover. I have here a well known book, which may perhaps be fairly said to represent the historical and geographical knowledge of a larae portion of my fellow-countrymen on this subject Murray sH andbook. Turning to Langensalza I find it described as a town giving name to a battle in 1866, in which the Hanoverian army, attempting to escape south, were defeated by the Prussians. There never was a greater libel upon a gallant nation; and, indeed, there is somothing almost repugnant to ones feeU ngs of fair play in the assumption which seems to underlie this statement, and many others which I have seen, that the Prussians must have won every battle that they fought, and that their strategy and their tactics must have been perfect in every portion of that war. I thought, then, I might do something towards the cause of historic truth were I to accept the invitation of the Council, and to tell here the plain, unvaniished, true, story of the campaign of Hanover, as I derive it from the closest comparison of oflS cial accounts, both Prussian and Hanoverian, with such other trustworthy data a? I have been able to collect, and from the clos (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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The Last Campaign of Hanover. A lecture, etc. [With a map.]
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Some memories of my spare time
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- River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Colume of the Nile expeditionary force, and its return down the Rapids (An account of the journey and fortunes of the column desp...)
- **REPRINT** The River Column
- The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River, Column of the Nile Expeditionary, Force, and Its Return Down, Th Rapids (Classic Reprint) (It would have been a pleasure to me to take this opportun...)
Henry BRACKENBURY
Henry BRACKENBURY, British Director-General.
Education
Eton; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Career
Joined R.A. 1856; served Central Indian Campaign, 1857-1858. Franco-German War, 1870-1871. Ashantee War, 1873-1874.
Zulu War, 1879-S0; Private Secretary to Viceroy of India, 1880. Military Attache at Paris, 1881-1882. Assistant Under-Secretary to Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 1882.
Commanded river column, Egypt, 1884-1885. Promoted Major-General for distinguished service in the field. Director of Military Intelligence, 1886-1891.
Member of Council of Viceroy of India, 1891-1896. President, Ordnance Committee, 1896-1899. Director-General of Ordnance at War Office, 1899-1904.
Retired, 1904. Decorations: Companion of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Bath, and Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, for military services. Knight Commander of the Star of India for service as Member of Council in India. P.C., 1904; General 1901; Colonel Commandant R.A. 1897.
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The Last Campaign Hanover: A Eo Deliveeed at the Royal Delivered at the Royal United Service Institution, on Field April, Before Field Marshal ... Cohmanding-In-Chief (Classic Reprint)
(When I received the invitation of the Council of this Ins...)
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The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River, Column of the Nile Expeditionary, Force, and Its Return Down, Th Rapids (Classic Reprint)
(It would have been a pleasure to me to take this opportun...)
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The River Column (Victorian War Series)
(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
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River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Colume of the Nile expeditionary force, and its return down the Rapids
(An account of the journey and fortunes of the column desp...)
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Some memories of my spare time
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
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The River Column
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
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The Last Campaign of Hanover. A lecture, etc. [With a map.]
( Title: The Last Campaign of Hanover. A lecture, etc. [W...)
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Some Memories of My Spare Time (1909)
(Originally published in 1909. This volume from the Cornel...)
- Last campaign of Hanover;: A lecture delivered at the Royal United Service Institution on 1st April, 1870
- **REPRINT** The River Column
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The Last Campaign Hanover: A Eo Deliveeed at the Royal Delivered at the Royal United Service Institution, on Field April, Before Field Marshal ... Cohmanding-In-Chief (Classic Reprint)
Membership
Clubs: United Service, Wellington.
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Clubs: United Service, Wellington.
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Nationality
British
Official Titles
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Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, cartulary-register 1900; Knight Commander of the Star of India, cartulary-register 1896. Right Honourable; General; Sir.