Source: Barnaby Phillips (twitter) General Bruce Hamilton, pictured at capture (and loot) of Oba's palace Benin 1897. Middle, front row. Hamilton led advance guard in Benin Expedition. Later fought in Boer War and 'won a great reputation' (Daily Telegraph) photo Mark Walker Also in photo Lieutenant J Daniels, only black officer on Benin Expedition. British colleagues valued him for Hausa/Yoruba fluency, said he was 'exceptional' and 'as plucky as any white man'. No record of what he thought of them. After Africa it all went wrong for Hamilton. Liberal MPs laid into 'Brute Hamilton' for abuses of Afrikaaner civilians. In poor health he was sidelined in 1st WW. 'To the regret of friends he was not destined to realize the promise of his South African reputation' (Times obit)
