William S. Harney

William S. Harney
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William Selby Harney (22 août 1800 à Haysboro - 9 mai 1889 à Orlando) est un officier de cavalerie de l'US Army qui servit lors des Guerres indiennes et de la Guerre américano-mexicaine.

Sources

  • George Rollie Adams, General William S. Harney : prince of dragoons, Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2001. (ISBN 9780803210585)
  • Paul Andrew Hutton, Soldiers West : biographies from the military frontier, Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1987. (ISBN 9780803272255)

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