Mission for Reclamation of Reduced Females. mbr of numerous societies and clubs, including Sons of the Volsungs (Strackenz), Mimbreno Apache Copper Mines band (New Mexico), Kokand Horde (Central Asia), Kit Carson's Boys (Colorado), Brown's Lambs (Maryland), M.C.C., Whites and United Service (London, both resigned), Blackjack (Batavia). Travelled extensively in military and civilian capacities among them supercargo, merchant marine (West Africa) agriculturist (Mississippi valley) wagon captain and hotelier (Santa Fe Trail) buffalo hunter and scout (Oregon Trail) courier (Underground Railroad) majordomo (India), prospector (Australia) trader and missionary (Solomen Islands, Fly River, etc.) lottery supervisor (Manila) diamond Broker and horse coper (Punjab) dep. Franz-Joseph, Emperor of Austria 1883 Sudan 1884-5 (Khartoum) Pekin Legations, 1900. 1875-6 (Camp Robinson conference, Little Bighorn, etc.) Zulu War, 1879 (Isandhlwana, Rorke's Drift) Egypt 1882 (Kassassin, Tel-el-Kebir) personal bodyguard to H.I.M.

Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1867 interpreter and observer Sioux campain, U.S. Army (major, Union forces, 1862 colonel (staff) Army of the Confederacy, 1863) a.d.c. and other services, Imperial Court, Pekin U.S. mission to Nanking, Taiping Rebellion, polit. att, Rowbotham's Mosstroopers, Cawnpore, (Lucknow, Gwalior, etc., V.C.) Adjutant to Captain John Brown, Harper's Ferry, 1859 China campaign 1860, polit. advisor to Herr (later Chancellor Prince) Von Bismarck, Schleswig-Holstein, 1847-8 Crimea staff (Alma, Sevastopol, Balaclava), Prisoner of war, 1854 Artillery adviser to Atilik Ghazi, Syr Daria campaign, 1855 Sepoy Mutiny, 1857-8, dip, envoy to HRH the Maharani of Jhansi, trooper 3rd Native Cavalry, Meerut, subseq. Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, 1844-5 Sutlej campaign, 1845-6 (Ferozeshah, Sobraon, envoy extraordinary to Maharani Jeendan, Court of Lahore) polit.

James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak Batang Lupar expedn, 1844 milit. Served Afghanistan, 1841-42 (medals, thanks of Parliament) chief of staff to H. Medal of honor San Serafino Order of purity and truth, 4th Class.

Chevalier, Legion of Honour Order of Maria Theresa, Austria Order of the Elephant, Denmark (temporary) U.S. Brigadier-general, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.I.E.

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