SKETCHES FROM MY LIFE - Admiral Hobart Pasha - D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1887
About the Author Admiral Hobart Pasha (1822-1886)
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, known as Hobart Pasha, was a son of the Duke of Buckingham and attained the rank of captain in the British Navy. He retired in 1863 and joined the Turkish navy in 1867 where his daring and strategic ability were most in evidence during his blockade of Crete at the time of the insurrection, and during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-78, when he cleared the Black Sea of the Russian fleet.
About this Book
In the first part of “Sketches from My Life” (185pp) Hobart describes how he entered the Royal Navy and served as a midshipman on the coast of Brazil in the suppression of the slave trade, displaying much gallantry in the operations. In 1855 he took part, as captain of the "Driver," in the Baltic Expedition, and was actively engaged at Bomarsund and Abo. In 1862 he retired from the navy with the rank of post-captain; but his love of adventure led him, during the American Civil War, to take the command of a blockade-runner. He had the good fortune to run the blockade eighteen times, conveying war material to Charleston and returning with a cargo of cotton.
In the second part of this book (96pp) Hobart recounts how, in 1867, he entered the Turkish service, and was immediately nominated to the command of that fleet, with the rank of "Bahrie Limassi" (rear-admiral). In this capacity he performed splendid service in helping to suppress the insurrection in Crete, and was rewarded by the Sultan with the title of Pasha (1869).
In 1874 Hobart, whose name had, on representations made by Greece, been removed from the British Navy List, was reinstated; his restoration did not, however, last long, for on the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish war he again entered Turkish service. In command of the Turkish squadron he completely dominated the Black Sea, blockading the ports of South Russia and the mouths of the Danube, and paralysing the action of the Russian fleet.
On the conclusion of peace Hobart still remained in the Turkish service, and in 1881 was appointed Mushir, or marshal, being the first Christian to hold that high office. His achievements as a blockade-runner, his blockade of Crete, and his handling of the Turkish fleet against the torpedo-lined coasts of Russia, showed him to be a daring, resourceful, and skilful commander, worthy to be ranked among the illustrious names of British naval heroes. He died at Milan.
About the Author Admiral Hobart Pasha (1822-1886)
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, known as Hobart Pasha, was a son of the Duke of Buckingham and attained the rank of captain in the British Navy. He retired in 1863 and joined the Turkish navy in 1867 where his daring and strategic ability were most in evidence during his blockade of Crete at the time of the insurrection, and during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-78, when he cleared the Black Sea of the Russian fleet.
About this Book
In the first part of “Sketches from My Life” (185pp) Hobart describes how he entered the Royal Navy and served as a midshipman on the coast of Brazil in the suppression of the slave trade, displaying much gallantry in the operations. In 1855 he took part, as captain of the "Driver," in the Baltic Expedition, and was actively engaged at Bomarsund and Abo. In 1862 he retired from the navy with the rank of post-captain; but his love of adventure led him, during the American Civil War, to take the command of a blockade-runner. He had the good fortune to run the blockade eighteen times, conveying war material to Charleston and returning with a cargo of cotton.
In the second part of this book (96pp) Hobart recounts how, in 1867, he entered the Turkish service, and was immediately nominated to the command of that fleet, with the rank of "Bahrie Limassi" (rear-admiral). In this capacity he performed splendid service in helping to suppress the insurrection in Crete, and was rewarded by the Sultan with the title of Pasha (1869).
In 1874 Hobart, whose name had, on representations made by Greece, been removed from the British Navy List, was reinstated; his restoration did not, however, last long, for on the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish war he again entered Turkish service. In command of the Turkish squadron he completely dominated the Black Sea, blockading the ports of South Russia and the mouths of the Danube, and paralysing the action of the Russian fleet.
On the conclusion of peace Hobart still remained in the Turkish service, and in 1881 was appointed Mushir, or marshal, being the first Christian to hold that high office. His achievements as a blockade-runner, his blockade of Crete, and his handling of the Turkish fleet against the torpedo-lined coasts of Russia, showed him to be a daring, resourceful, and skilful commander, worthy to be ranked among the illustrious names of British naval heroes. He died at Milan.
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