Hicks, William, Colonel, 1830 - 1883
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1830 - 5 November 1883
Biography
Colonel William Hicks, also known as Hicks Pasha, was a British soldier, who entered the Bombay Army in 1849, and served through the Indian mutiny. He retired from the British army having reached the rank of Colonel. At the end of the Anglo-Egyptian war in 1882, he entered the service of the Egyptian government and was made a Pasha and led its army into battle with Sudan at Shaykan in 1883, where he was killed and decapitated.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Barnes Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0172
Scope and Contents
Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.
Dates:
1881 - 2017
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive
Poole's Grand Diorama Programme, c1890 - 1899
Item
Reference code: 178K53.49
Scope and Contents
Trips Abroad, The mammoth map of the world, Charing Cross railway station, The cathedral of St. Paul's, Arrival at Dover, Calais, Paris, The Mont Cenis Tunnel, The Dardanelle, Constantinople, Bombardment of Alexandria, Charge of the Cavalry at Kassassin, The battle of Tel-El-Kebir, Cairo, Suez, Hick Pasha's defeat, Khartoum, The first battle of Teb, The battle of Tamasi, Zululand, Rorke's drift, Ulundi, Burning of King Cetewayo's Kraal, Ceylon, Calcutta, City of Agra, Cabul, Candahar,...
Dates:
c1890 - 1899
Programmes , 1881 - 2016
Series
Reference code: 178K53
Scope and Contents
Pre-Film and variety and music hall programmes mainly related to the travelling shows of Joseph Poole and Harry Poole, Harry H. Hamilton, Mapleston Brothers and Adams but it also includes other showmen.
Dates:
1881 - 2016