Post by Gordon Battle Hughes on Jun 20, 2014 11:46:49 GMT -5
Guy Hughes
Born September 5th, 1760 in Manchester, New Hampshire
Currently residing in Manchester, New Hampshire
Guy Hughes was born on September 5th 1760, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Alexander Hughes and his only wife, Henrietta Cale. Alexander was brother to Gregory Hughes, the father of Gordon Battle Hughes, and Guy and Battle were born less than a month apart. Like his cousin Battle, Guy served in the Continental Army, though he joined in 1779.
Despite his urban background, Hughes served as scout and ranger, drifting from one disorganized militia to the next as he moved throughout the countryside. Hughes ultimately fell in with Francis Marion, whose style of warfare he appreciated, and spent the rest of the war in his service. Later, Hughes would question the wisdom of Marion’s tactics and lifestyle.
After 1781 Hughes found employment on a merchant ship. After arriving in Brittany he left employment and traveled throughout Europe, working sporadically as a laborer, farmhand and tutor. Although he had no specific destination in mind, Hughes drifted further east and eventually fell in with a local Greek nobleman and participated in a brief uprising against the Ottoman Turks. Captured after the rebellion was crushed, Hughes was placed in bondage and taken as a slave to Istanbul, and was later sold and transitioned to Turkish Armenia. He escaped soon after and fled east, eventually arriving in Persia. There he found employment as a mercenary in the army of Ali Murad Khan. Foreseeing that the Ali Murad Khan regime was not long for this world, Hughes abandoned the Shah in 1784; Ali Murad Khan was deposed the next year. Still traveling east, Hughes once more found employment as a mercenary, this time in the army of the female mercenary commander Begum Samru. Although the reign of Shah Alam II was one of constant warfare, Begum Samru’s political wiles maintained a brief period of peace. During this time, Hughes was finally able to secure enough finances to escape the east.
Hughes secured passage from the Mughal territory and returned to Europe in 1787. At this point he settled briefly in Paris, where a book telling of his adventures became a minor success. He returned to the United States in 1789, settling at the family estate in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has built a private home on the estate, done in the Persian style, where he writes poetry and music.
Born September 5th, 1760 in Manchester, New Hampshire
Currently residing in Manchester, New Hampshire
Guy Hughes was born on September 5th 1760, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Alexander Hughes and his only wife, Henrietta Cale. Alexander was brother to Gregory Hughes, the father of Gordon Battle Hughes, and Guy and Battle were born less than a month apart. Like his cousin Battle, Guy served in the Continental Army, though he joined in 1779.
Despite his urban background, Hughes served as scout and ranger, drifting from one disorganized militia to the next as he moved throughout the countryside. Hughes ultimately fell in with Francis Marion, whose style of warfare he appreciated, and spent the rest of the war in his service. Later, Hughes would question the wisdom of Marion’s tactics and lifestyle.
After 1781 Hughes found employment on a merchant ship. After arriving in Brittany he left employment and traveled throughout Europe, working sporadically as a laborer, farmhand and tutor. Although he had no specific destination in mind, Hughes drifted further east and eventually fell in with a local Greek nobleman and participated in a brief uprising against the Ottoman Turks. Captured after the rebellion was crushed, Hughes was placed in bondage and taken as a slave to Istanbul, and was later sold and transitioned to Turkish Armenia. He escaped soon after and fled east, eventually arriving in Persia. There he found employment as a mercenary in the army of Ali Murad Khan. Foreseeing that the Ali Murad Khan regime was not long for this world, Hughes abandoned the Shah in 1784; Ali Murad Khan was deposed the next year. Still traveling east, Hughes once more found employment as a mercenary, this time in the army of the female mercenary commander Begum Samru. Although the reign of Shah Alam II was one of constant warfare, Begum Samru’s political wiles maintained a brief period of peace. During this time, Hughes was finally able to secure enough finances to escape the east.
Hughes secured passage from the Mughal territory and returned to Europe in 1787. At this point he settled briefly in Paris, where a book telling of his adventures became a minor success. He returned to the United States in 1789, settling at the family estate in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has built a private home on the estate, done in the Persian style, where he writes poetry and music.