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The Anglo-African Magazine Volume I 1859
African Americans -- Periodicals.
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1968
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Thomas Hamilton
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Thomas Hamilton FRSE (1789 – 1842) was a Scottish soldier and author. He was born in Pisa, Tuscany and was the second son of William Hamilton (1758-1790), professor of anatomy and botany, Glasgow, and the younger brother of Sir William Hamilton (1788-1856), the metaphysician.
Hamilton's bias was towards the army, and in 1810, after fully showing, in Glasgow and Liverpool, his incapacity for business, he got a commission in the 29th regiment. Twice on active service in the Peninsula, he received from a musket bullet, at Albuera, a somewhat serious wound in the thigh. He was also in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with his regiment, which at length was sent to France as part of the army of occupation.
In about 1818, Hamilton retired on half-pay, fixing his headquarters at Edinburgh. He became a valued member of the 'Blackwood' writers. He is specially complimented in the song of personalities in the Noctes Ambrosianæ for February 1826 (Noctes, i. 89). Hogg in his Autobiography credits him with a considerable share in some of the 'ploys' led by Lockhart.
Hamilton's novel Cyril Thornton appeared in 1827. It is partly autobiographical, with Hamilton's early impressions of Scottish university life and Glasgow citizens when he could call Govan "a pretty and rural village", on to his military experiences. In 1829, Hamilton published Annals of the Peninsular Campaign. His Men and Manners in America appeared in 1833.
Thomas Hamilton FRSE (1789 – 1842) was a Scottish soldier and author. He was born in Pisa, Tuscany and was the second son of William Hamilton (1758-1790), professor of anatomy and botany, Glasgow, and the younger brother of Sir William Hamilton (1788-1856), the metaphysician.
Hamilton's bias was towards the army, and in 1810, after fully showing, in Glasgow and Liverpool, his incapacity for business, he got a commission in the 29th regiment. Twice on active service in the Peninsula, he received from a musket bullet, at Albuera, a somewhat serious wound in the thigh. He was also in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with his regiment, which at length was sent to France as part of the army of occupation.
In about 1818, Hamilton retired on half-pay, fixing his headquarters at Edinburgh. He became a valued member of the 'Blackwood' writers. He is specially complimented in the song of personalities in the Noctes Ambrosianæ for February 1826 (Noctes, i. 89). Hogg in his Autobiography credits him with a considerable share in some of the 'ploys' led by Lockhart.
Hamilton's novel Cyril Thornton appeared in 1827. It is partly autobiographical, with Hamilton's early impressions of Scottish university life and Glasgow citizens when he could call Govan "a pretty and rural village", on to his military experiences. In 1829, Hamilton published Annals of the Peninsular Campaign. His Men and Manners in America appeared in 1833.
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