Andrew Clarke (British Army Officer)

Andrew Clarke (British Army Officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke, GCMG, CB, CIE (27 July 1824 – 29 March 1902) was a British soldier and governor as well as a politician in Australia.

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