Stephen Bartlett Lakeman
British and Ottoman adventurer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Stephen Bartlett Lakeman, also known as Mazar Paşa or Mozhar Pasha (1823 – 1900) was an English-born British and Ottoman adventurer, soldier, and administrator. A mercenary and veteran of several wars, including the Xhosa and Crimean conflicts, he was assigned by the Ottoman military to Wallachia, where he later settled, becoming in time a supporter of the liberal current in Romania. He was an influential figure in local politics during the early 1870s, and a mediator between Ion Brătianu's government and the Porte at the start of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Lakeman is also noted for having introduced Eastern European fish species to England.
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Stephen Bartlett Lakeman | |
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Nickname(s) | Mazar Paşa |
Born | 1823 Dartmouth, Devon |
Died | 1900 Bucharest |
Allegiance | France (1847) United Kingdom (early 1850s) Ottoman Empire (1853 – 1856) |
Rank | Captain (British Army) Pasha (Ottoman Army) |
Battles/wars | Xhosa Wars Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Bachelor |
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