- CREASY, SIR EDWARD
- chief-justice of Ceylon, author of "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World," "Rise and Progress of the British Constitution," &c. (1812-1878).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
CREASY, SIR EDWARD
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