A patriotic birthday salute to Brigadier-General Sir Harry Flashman, VC, KCB, KCIE, etc. etc. – born #OTD, 5 May, 1822. As his extraordinary entry in WHO’S WHO (c.1908, below) shows, Sir Harry embodied all those qualities that built & sustained the #BritishEmpire 🇬🇧 🫡
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Sir Harry’s storied career is too long for the ALT-text, but you can read it here:
https://sblazak.wordpress.com/sir-harry-flashman/
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #Victorian #historicalfiction #Flashman #humour #BritishEmpire
