While on Corfu , Baring became aware of his own lack of education , and began a campaign of self-education , learning Greek and fluent Italian . He also took a mistress and fathered a daughter out of wedlock , Louisa Sophia . In 1862 , he accepted a position as aide-de-camp to Sir Henry Storks , High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands . This position ended in 1864 , with the union of Corfu to Greece . Later in 1864 , Storks was appointed the governor of Malta , again employing Baring as an aide-de-camp . The next year Baring accompanied Storks to Jamaica , where Storks headed the official inquiry into the Morant Bay rebellion . In 1868 , Baring was selected to attend the Army 's Staff College ; he graduated in late 1869 . He then worked for two years in the War Office , helping to implement post-Crimean War reforms
Morant Bay rebellion
Morant Bay rebellion
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer