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Hobart Paşa

British naval captain
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Augustus Charles Hobart-hampden
Born:
April 1, 1822, Leicestershire, England
Died:
June 19, 1886, Milan (aged 64)

Hobart Paşa (born April 1, 1822, Leicestershire, England—died June 19, 1886, Milan) was an English naval captain and adventurer who commanded the Ottoman squadron in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. He served in the British Navy until 1863, when he retired with the rank of captain. During the U.S. Civil War (1861–65), he took command of a Confederate blockade runner, conveying war materials to Charleston, S.C., and returning with cargoes of cotton. Hobart entered Ottoman service about 1867 and was immediately nominated to the command of the fleet. He helped to suppress the Greek insurrection in Crete and was rewarded ...(100 of 123 words)

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