Promotion during peacetime was slow, being
based on seniority, and he did not make full
colonel until 1825, following 31 years of self-
less devotion to the military. In 1828, he man-
aged to secure a posting as inspector general
of police in Leinster Province, Ireland, which
allowed him a chance for further distinction.
That country was being wracked by violence
associated with the approach of Catholic
emancipation, but Harvey worked capably to
smooth ruffled feathers on both sides, win-
ning respect and applause from Protestants
and Catholics alike. Consequently, he was
also knighted by the government and received
an appointment as lieutenant governor of
Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest
province, in 1836. As previously, Harvey in-
herited a post splintered by religious and eco-
nomic dissent, but he managed to arbitrate
among the feuding parties and restored social
harmony. During the next 15 years, he per-
formed similar work in New Brunswick, New-
foundland, and Nova Scotia, none of which
brought him overt recognition by the English
government. Furthermore, in 1837 the so-
called Aroostook War, a territorial dispute be-
tween Maine and New Brunswick, threatened
to escalate into armed conflict between the
United States and Great Britain. Harvey,
knowing full well the cost and consequence
of war, met with his old adversary-turned-
friend Gen. Winfield Scott and quickly con-
cluded an amicable settlement that was fair
and far-sighted. When Harvey, the military bu-
reaucrat, died at Halifax on March 22, 1853,
he was virtually forgotten in England. How-
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the hero who turned back an invasion at
Stoney Creek, among the most enlightened
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Erie, 1814.Baltimore: Nautical and Aviation, 1992.HASHIMOTO, MOCHITSURA
Hashimoto, Mochitsura
(1909–October 25, 2000)
Japanese Submarine Captain
H
ashimoto is credited with sinking only
one American warship during World
War II, the cruiser USS Indianapolis.
This was the last U.S. Navy warship lost dur-
ing the war and one of the biggest disasters to
ever befall American sailors. Later, Hashi-
moto was called to testify against the captain
of that ill-fated vessel!
Mochitsura Hashimoto was born in Kyoto,
Japan, in 1909, the son of a Shinto priest. He
entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Acad-
emy in 1927 and graduated as an ensign four
years later. Hashimoto volunteered for sub-
marine service in 1934 and spent considerable
time on destroyers and subchasers before at-
tending the Navy Torpedo School in 1939. The