General Williams sent a report to Queen Victoria explaining that the Ottoman army had lost 130 people while the loss of the Russian army was 20,000, and that even the women had battled against the Russians in Kars. The report read: "Heroic people of Kars won a great victory in the war."
Meanwhile, there was confusion going on in the Canadian post office because West and East Wellington were being mixed up. The municipal assemblies of the two towns met and decided to change the name of one of the towns, which as a result of a draw, came out to be East Wellington. Williams' report was also received by the members of the municipal assemblies. but they were having difficulty changing the name `Wellington,` because it was precious to them; Wellington was the British admiral who took Napoleon hostage. Ultimately, they were impressed by the victory of the Kars people and decided to call their town after this heroic Turkish town.
See: Sir William Fenwick Williams (1800-1883)
Dedicated to the Hero of Kars | Sheet Music | 1817-*Les bords du St. Lawrence [music] : brilliant variations on the Canadian national melody "Vive la canadienne" for the piano : op. 1130 [i.e. 113] / by Charles Grobe.Publisher: J.W. Herbert & Co. ; Pittsburgh : H. Kleber & Bro., c1859 /(Wakelam)No d'éditeur: 4696 Firth, Pond & Co.
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