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refused to surrender, and Hislop seized the fort and massacred all 300 of its defenders. With the campaign complete, Hislop's army was dissolved in March 1818. For his leadership in the campaign he was advanced to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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and was captured, Hislop was made a prisoner. During the naval engagement, Hislop had remained on deck and participated in the fighting, and was commended for his service. He was released at
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as host of Hyslop waiting for reinforcements that never came and return to London. In 1809, as
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officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Serving exclusively in
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in 1783. Thomas Hislop's first combat was during the
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William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto
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