Francis Loraine Petre maintained, he used statistical information supplied by the President of Columbia. The book includes photographs that he took himself. His second book on South America was "Simon Bolivar—El Libertador; a life of the chief leader in the revolt against Spain in Venezuela, New Granada and Peru." Francis Loraine Petre Francis Loraine Petre (22 February 1852 – 6 May 1925) was a British civil servant in India and a military historian upon his retirement. He wrote a two-volume regimental history of the Norfolk Regiment, but is best known for his works on the Napoleonic Wars. The grandson of the 11th Baron
Leader of Fine Gael Leader of Fine Gael The Leader of Fine Gael is the most senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. Since 2 June 2017, the office has been held by Leo Varadkar following the resignation of Enda Kenny. The Deputy Leader of Fine Gael is Simon Coveney. In September 1933, Cumann na nGaedheal, the National Centre Party and the National Guard (previously called the "Army Comrades Association" better known as "The Blueshirts") merged to form Fine Gael – the United Ireland party. Eoin O'Duffy, leader of the National Guard, though not a member of the Oireachtas, became the