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ambivalent position, given the social deference expected from a junior officer vis-Ă -vis the status of the Prince
Imperial and the consequent ambiguity of command. However, not all commentators – contemporary or modern, informed, partially informed, or uninformed – have been so balanced. The guilty finding was soon withdrawn, and Carey was acquainted of the fact by
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Carey was subsequently court-martialled on 12 June 1879, being accused of 'Misbehaviour before the Enemy'. He strenuously defended himself, pointing out the crucial factor that he was not in effective command of the patrol. It has since been recognized that Carey was placed in a dangerously
49:, Leicestershire, on 18 July 1847. He was the son of Adolphus Frederick Carey, Vicar of Brixham, Devon, a member of the Carey family of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Like many sons of the Guernsey Carey line, Jahleel was educated at
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