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Title: Lumsden of the Guides, a sketch of the life of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, with selections from his correspondence and occasional papers
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Lumsden, Peter Stark, (Sir) 1829-1918 Elsmie, George Robert, 1838-1909
Subjects: Lumsden (Sir) Harry Burnett, 1821-1896
Publisher: London J. Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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