J.C.W. Brenan correspondence with Charles Brenan : ALS, 1856-1857.

Walker, William, 1824-1860

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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to ...

Brenan, Charles J.

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Brenan, J. C. W.

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J.C.W. Brenan was a soldier in the army of General William Walker at the time Walker was de facto ruler of Nicaragua. From the description of J.C.W. Brenan correspondence with Charles Brenan : ALS, 1856-1857. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52394365 ...