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Major Holbrook

I am researching the life of Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN, who (among many other astonishing episodes) fought a duel in 1817 with 'Major Holbrook'. I have been unable to find any information about this officer...can anyone supply more details about his full name, regiment and background?

Thanks

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paulmartinovich

Oct 13

Thanks Ron for digging up the additional information on Holebrook.

For a variety of reasons, I now believe that 'Major Holbrook' was a complete fiction to conceal the identity of the woman who was the cause of the duel with Staines. In fact the other participant in the duel was probably named Halford, the brother of the man (who was Staines' cousin) whose wife Staines had seduced!