Carol Ap Rhys Pryce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carol Ap Rhys Pryce

British mercenary

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1876

Place of Birth: Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1955

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Caryl ap Rhys Pryce (30 September 1876 – 26 November 1955) was a Welshman and soldier of fortune most noted for his role in the 1911 Magonista rebellion in Baja California. He was born on 30 September 1876, in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, British India, the son of Lt.-Col.
Douglas Davidson Pryce and Georgie Hunter Carter.
He was the younger brother of General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce.Pryce took over the command of the foreign legion in the rebellion after the slaying of its previous commander Stanley Williams.
Pryce forced the property owners of the Mexicali region to contribute to his army's operations.
On 9 May 1911 Pryce and his soldiers took control of Tijuana in a battle with Government Troops.
Here he also instituted a regime of taxes and customs duties.
With the resignation of Porfirio Díaz as president of Mexico, Pryce resigned his command of the foreign legion in the face of Ricardo Flores Magón's refusal to accept the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez. Pryce was a direct descendant of the Welsh freedom fighter Owain Glyndwr.
A British Colonial Policeman, Soldier, Officer, one of Rhodes' Rhodesia Hands.