The Life of Major-General Sir Charles William-Wilson, Royal Engineers, K. C. B., K. C. M. G., F. R. S., D. C. L., LL. D., M. E (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Life of Major-General Sir Charles William-Wilson, Royal Engineers, K. C. B., K. C. M. G., F. R. S., D. C. L., LL. D., M. EThe materials from which this memoir of the late Sir Charles Wilson has been compiled, consist principally of his own diaries and note-books, which he always kept in a very thorough manner, of his official reports, printed in Parliamentary Papers, and of other published writings, and, more especially, of his letters to his Wife, in which, when away from home, he recorded everything that he did and saw during his travels.Lady Wilson placed the whole of these letters at my disposal, and I have given a considerable number of extracts from them, as they afford a fuller insight into his actions and his thoughts than any one else could give, and it seemed advisable, as far as possible, to let him speak for himself.Sir C. Wilson's career was a remarkably varied and interesting one. He was fortunate in having been selected, at an early age, to serve on the North American Boundary Commission, as the excellent work which he did in connection with it brought him under the notice of the Foreign Office, and led to further employment later.For many years he served upon the Ordnance Survey, and was probably the only man who has had charge of the work of that Department in Scotland, Ireland, and afterwards in the United Kingdom.In the War Office he was employed twice, first in the Intelligence Branch, the foundation of which owed much to his exertions, and, secondly, as director-general of Military Education.One of the most important periods of his life was the time during which he worked under the Foreign Office, first, as British representative on the Servian Boundary Commission, then as Military consul-general in Anatolia, and as Com missioner in Eastern Rumelia, and lastly under Lord Dufferin in Egypt, where he was selected to fill a very important position in connection with the trial of Arabi Pasha and the other leaders of that military revolt, which led to the British occupation of the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.