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Colonel Peter Hawker (24 November 1786 – 7 August 1853) was a celebrated diarist and author, and a shooting sportsman accounted one of the "great shots" of the 19th century.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Alfred Edward Chalon, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Battle honour, Battle of Talavera, Board of Ordnance, Breechloader, Cornet (rank), Egotism, Eton College, Henri Bertini, Internet Archive, Joseph Manton, Keyhaven, Lanoe Hawker, London, Longparish, Mary Elizabeth Hawker, Napoleonic era, National Library of Australia, Newcastle Herald, North Hants Militia, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Peninsular War, Percussion cap, Punt gun, Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Second Battle of Porto, Swivel gun, The Economist, The Times, Waterfowl hunting, William IV, 14th King's Hussars, 1st The Royal Dragoons.

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Alfred Edward Chalon

Alfred Edward Chalon (15 February 1780 – 3 October 1860) was a Republic of Geneva-born British portraitist.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister. Peter Hawker and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington are British Army personnel of the Peninsular War.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Battle of Talavera

The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War.

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Board of Ordnance

The Board of Ordnance was a British government body.

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Breechloader

A breechloader is a firearm in which the user loads the ammunition from the breech end of the barrel (i.e., from the rearward, open end of the gun's barrel), as opposed to a muzzleloader, in which the user loads the ammunition from the (muzzle) end of the barrel.

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Cornet (rank)

Cornet is a military rank formerly used by the armed forces of some countries.

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Egotism

Egotism is defined as the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance distinguished by a person's amplified vision of one's self and self-importance.

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Eton College

Eton College is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.

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Henri Bertini

Henri Jérôme Bertini (28 October 1798 – 30 September 1876) was a French classical composer and pianist.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Joseph Manton

Joseph Manton (6 April 1766 – 29 June 1835) was a British gunsmith.

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Keyhaven

Keyhaven is a hamlet on the south coast of England in the county of Hampshire.

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Lanoe Hawker

Lanoe George Hawker, (30 December 1890 – 23 November 1916) was a British flying ace of the First World War.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Longparish

Longparish is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.

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Mary Elizabeth Hawker

Mary Elizabeth Hawker (28 January 1848 – 16 June 1908) was a Scottish-born writer of short fiction.

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Napoleonic era

The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe.

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National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people", thus functioning as a national library.

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Newcastle Herald

The Newcastle Herald (formerly branded as The Herald) is a local tabloid newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

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North Hants Militia

The North Hants Militia was a militia regiment in Hampshire, England which existed nominally from 1757 to 1853, as part of the reorganization of the standing armies of the United Kingdom brought in by the Militia Act of 1757.

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Pattern 1853 Enfield

The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a.577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867; after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider–Enfield rifle.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Percussion cap

The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition.

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Punt gun

A punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations.

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Ralph Payne-Gallwey

Sir Ralph William Frankland Payne-Gallwey, 3rd Baronet (1848–1916) was an English engineer, historian, ballistics expert, and artist.

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Second Battle of Porto

The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro or the Crossing of the Douro, took place on 12 May 1809.

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Swivel gun

A swivel gun (or simply swivel) is a small cannon mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement.

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The Economist

The Economist is a British weekly newspaper published in printed magazine format and digitally.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Waterfowl hunting

Waterfowl hunting (also called wildfowling or waterfowl shooting in the UK) is the practice of hunting aquatic birds such as ducks, geese and other waterfowls or shorebirds for food and sport.

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William IV

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837.

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14th King's Hussars

The 14th King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1715.

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1st The Royal Dragoons

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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See also

English hunters

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hawker

Also known as Colonel Peter Hawker, Hawker, Peter.