of the Prussian General Staff, and until 1894 it was the sole text used in the entrance examination for the Camberley Staff College. He also published some pamphlets on national defence, was a frequent contributor to magazines, and the author of several novels, of which perhaps the best known is Lady Lee's Widowhood. Hamley took interest in animal welfare. He authored Our Poor Relations, in 1872. The book reflected his compassion for animals and his horror of their abuse. He attacked vivisection and condemned the collecting of moths. The War in the Crimea was published in 1891 by Seeley and Co., London. Within this publication, was a complete overview of events leading up to the war in the Crimea all the way through to the close of the war. Selected publications Lady Lee's Widowhood (2 volumes, 1854) The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol (1855) A Legend of Gibraltar, and Lazaroo's Legacy (1858) Wellington's Career (1860) The Operations of War Explained and Illustrated (1866) Our Poor Relations: A Philozoic Essay (1872) A Chapter on Outposts (1875) Staff College Exercises (1875) Voltaire (1877) The Strategical Conditions of Our Indian N.W. Frontier (1879) Thomas Carlyle (1881) Shakespeare's Funeral and Other Papers (1889) National Defence (1889) The War in the Crimea (1891) References Byron Farwell, "Queen Victoria's little wars", Wordsworth Editions, Further reading Alexander Innes Shand. (1895). The Life of General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons. External links |- 1824 births 1893 deaths Military personnel from Cornwall Anti-vivisectionists British animal welfare scholars British Army lieutenant generals British Army personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War British Army personnel of the Crimean War British military writers Burials at Brompton Cemetery Commandants of the Staff College, Camberley Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath People from Bodmin Royal Artillery officers UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892