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}}'''Clive Cecil Colville''' was a [[19th century]] British [[general]] who served in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army from a young age, and infamously carried a [[scimitar]]. He was the father of [[Reginald Colevile]]. | }}'''Clive Cecil Colville''' was a [[19th century]] British [[general]] who served in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army from a young age, and infamously carried a [[scimitar]]. He was the father of [[Reginald Colevile]]. | ||
He served as [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Gendarmerie]] of [[Eastern Rumelia]], where he was not a popular figure amongst the local [[Bulgaria| | He served as [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Gendarmerie]] of [[Eastern Rumelia]], where he was not a popular figure amongst the local [[Bulgaria|Bulgars]], culminating in the burning down of a village in the [[Bellova Forest]]. In the [[1880s]], a [[revolution]] forced his return to [[London]]. Seven years later, he died as part of the [[the Far-Off Travellers|Far-Off Travellers]] [[suicide]] club, and was buried in [[Highgate Cemetery]]. | ||
His son later dug Clive up and had posed as him while killing members of the Far-Off Travellers Club for taking away his father's estate, which he was supposed to inherit. ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[The Bellova Devil (audio story)|The Bellova Devil]]'') | His son later dug Clive up and had posed as him while killing members of the Far-Off Travellers Club for taking away his father's estate, which he was supposed to inherit. ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[The Bellova Devil (audio story)|The Bellova Devil]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 05:36, 3 September 2020
Clive Cecil Colville was a 19th century British general who served in the Ottoman army from a young age, and infamously carried a scimitar. He was the father of Reginald Colevile.
He served as commander-in-chief of the Gendarmerie of Eastern Rumelia, where he was not a popular figure amongst the local Bulgars, culminating in the burning down of a village in the Bellova Forest. In the 1880s, a revolution forced his return to London. Seven years later, he died as part of the Far-Off Travellers suicide club, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
His son later dug Clive up and had posed as him while killing members of the Far-Off Travellers Club for taking away his father's estate, which he was supposed to inherit. (AUDIO: The Bellova Devil)
