"The Reinvention of Valentine Baker – How a Disgraced " Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Apr 2017 12:25 p.m. PST |
…British Army Officer Salvaged His Career on a Foreign Battlefield. "COLONEL VALENTINE BAKER had few options after his release from prison in August 1876. Dishonourably discharged and banished from the British army following one of the most notorious sex scandals of the 19th Century, Baker journeyed 2,000 miles to the Ottoman Empire capital of Constantinople to organize and lead a military police force. He had little choice but to accept the position. It was after all conveyed to him by one of his few enduring friends, the Prince of Wales, after Baker had been shunned by almost everybody in Great Britain, from the lowliest beggar up to Queen Victoria herself. He was determined to redeem his reputation and win reinstatement by serving British interests anywhere he could in whatever capacity…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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15th Hussar | 14 Apr 2017 4:02 p.m. PST |
HEY, good little find there, Tango! |
KTravlos | 15 Apr 2017 5:32 a.m. PST |
A very interesting character. He shows up in my speculative history Battle of Kesan scenario for Bloody Big Battles. |
Tango01 | 15 Apr 2017 11:05 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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WillieB | 15 Apr 2017 2:58 p.m. PST |
Would make for a splendid movie! Thanks Armand! |
Tango01 | 16 Apr 2017 3:57 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 16 Apr 2017 3:58 p.m. PST |
yeh a film about a sex offender gets a job killing people – great movie! rolls eyes. |
Reactionary | 18 Apr 2017 6:18 a.m. PST |
I'm with Jarjar on this one… |
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