Essays, And Sketches Of Life And Character. By A Gentleman Who Has Left His Lodgings
(Russell, Earl John) ; Skillett, Joseph (Preface) [Inscribed By Russell To The First Marquess Of Hastings, Governor General Of India]
Language: English
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, London, 1820
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21 Cm Tall, Pages Untrimmed, In Original Publisher's Grey-Brown Boards With Paper Spine Label. Pp [2], (Vi), (I), 248 + 12-Pp September, 1820, Publisher's 12 Catalog At Front. First Printing. Presentation Copy, Inscribed "For Lord Hastings" On Front Cover, Not Signed But In Russell's Hand. John Russell, 1St Earl Russell, Kg, Gcmg, Pc, Frs (1792 – 1878), Known By His Courtesy Title Lord John Russell Before 1861, Was A Leading Whig And Liberal Politician Who Served As Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom On Two Occasions 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852 And 29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866. His Great Achievements, Says A. J. P. Taylor, Were Based On His Indefatigable Battles In Parliament Over The Years On Behalf Of The Expansion Of Liberty; After Each Loss He Tried Again And Again, Until Finally, His Efforts Were Largely Successful. Russell Led His Whig Party Into Support For Reform; He Was The Principal Architect Of The Great Reform Act Of 1832. As Prime Minister He Was Less Successful. He Headed A Government That Failed To Deal With The Irish Potato Famine, A Disaster Which Saw The Loss Of A Quarter Of That Country's Population. Lord Russell Was The Grandfather Of The Philosopher Bertrand Russell. The Recipient Of This Book, Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1St Marquess Of Hastings, Kg, Pc (1754 –1826), Known As The Earl Of Moira Between 1793 And 1816, Took The Additional Surname 'Hastings' In 1790 In Compliance With The Will Of His Maternal Uncle, Francis Hastings, 10Th Earl Of Huntingdon. Rawdon Became Freinds With Banastre Tarleton At University College, Oxford, But Dropped Out. He Joined The British Army On 7 August 1771 As An Ensign In The 15Th Foot. He Sailed For America On 7 May 1774. Hastings Was The Son Of John Rawdon, 1St Earl Of Moira And Elizabeth Hastings, 13Th Baroness Hastings. He Joined The British Army On 7 August 1771 As An Ensign. He Was At Harrow School And Matriculated At University College, Oxford, But Dropped Out. He Became Friends There With Banastre Tarleton. On 20 October 1773, He Was Promoted To Lieutenant In The 5Th Foot. He Returned To England To Join His Regiment, And Sailed For America On 7 May 1774. Rawdon Was Posted At Boston As A Lieutenant In The 5Th Regiment Of Foot's Grenadier Company, Which Was Then Under The Command Of Captain Francis Marsden. He First Saw Action At The Battles Of Lexington And Concord And The Battle Of Bunker Hill. Serving With The Grenadiers, He Participated In The Second Assault Against Breed's Hill (Which Failed), And The Third Assault Against The Redoubt. As His Superior, A Captain George Harris, Was Wounded Beside Him, He Took Command Of His Company For The Successful Assault.John Burgoyne Noted In Dispatches: "Lord Rawdon Has This Day Stamped His Fame For Life." He Also Was Wounded During The Assault. He Was Promoted Captain, And Given A Company In The 63Rd Foot. After Having Recognized Him, It Is Said That It Was Lieutenant Lord Rawdon Killed The American General Joseph Warren. Perhaps His Most Noted Achievement Was The Victory In 1781 At The Battle Of Hobkirk's Hill, In Which, In Command Of Only A Small Force, He Defeated By Superior Military Skill And Determination, A Much Larger Body Of Americans. Thinking (In Error) That General Nathanael Greene Had Moved His Artillery Away, Rawdon Attacked Greene's Left Wing, Forcing The Americans To Retire. Rawdon Became Active In Associations In London. Rawdon Was A Long-Standing Advocate Of Irish Issues, In Particular Catholic Emancipation. At One Point He Was Described By The Irish Revolutionary Wolfe Tone As "The Irish Lafayette". Through The Influence Of The Prince-Regent, Moira Was Appointed Governor-General Of India On 11 November 1812.] His Tenure As Governor-General Was A Memorable One, Overseeing The Victory In The Gurkha War (1814–1816); The Final Conquest Of The Marathas In 1818; And The Purchase Of The Island Of Singapore In 1819. …
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- Title
- Essays, And Sketches Of Life And Character. By A Gentleman Who Has Left His Lodgings
- Author
- (Russell, Earl John) ; Skillett, Joseph (Preface) [Inscribed By Russell To The First Marquess Of Hastings, Governor General Of India]
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, London
- Publication year
- 1820
- Condition
- Very Good
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
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- Government, Politics, Law, Punishment, & Human Rights, or Lack Thereof, Literature: Nineteenth Century
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