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in the Crimea, and who has on all and every occasion 

 exhibited great zeal and ability in the performance of 

 his duties, and in maintaining the discipline of the 

 division to which he is attached. He was present at the 

 battle of Inkerman, where he was the first to retake a 

 French 1 2-lb. brass howitzer, which had been taken by 

 the enemy on all its horses being killed. I consider him 

 to be an active intelligent and meritorious officer, and 

 of great experience, derived from former Indian cam- 

 paigns, and have thought fit to advise your Lordship of 

 this, as it was through your instrumentality that his 

 services were rendered available to the Ottoman Govern- 

 ment, and placed at the disposal of H.H. the Seraskier, to 

 whom I have written, recommending that they should 

 be employed on a more extensive scale, as I am con- 

 vinced that he will do credit to whatever situation he 

 may be placed in. 



I am, my Lord, etc., etc., 

 (Signed) OSMAN PASHA, 



Commander-in-Chief Ottoman Troops" 



Sir William Codrington, too, strongly recommended 

 Major Leveson to the Secretary for War as deserving of 

 some substantial recognition of his services. But, like 

 many a better man, " the Old Shekarry " had to be 

 content with the Turkish war medal with three clasps 

 and the British war medal with clasp for Sebastopol. 

 He might, however, have found permanent employment 

 in the Turkish Army had he been so minded. But he 

 loathed the service, and thus expressed his contempt 

 for it : 



