Robert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat mb-code 2490406 The resultant invasion brought part

The resultant invasion brought part of Ireland under English control for the first time

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Secretary for India

'The Irish Devil-Fish'

Robert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat mb-code 2490406 The resultant invasion brought partRobert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat, 1874. Schenck (1809 1890) was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. In 1871 he was appointed US Minister to the United Kingdom by President Ulysses S Grant. At a reception for Queen Victoria in Somerset, Schenck was persuaded to write down his rules for the game of poker. The game rapidly became popular in Britain, where it was known as Schenck Poker.