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Hace 2 días · John Simms. Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO (5 May 1864 – 22 June 1922) was one of the most senior British Army staff officers of the First World War and was briefly an Irish unionist politician. Wilson served as Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, and then as Director of Military Operations at the War ...
Hace 2 días · Along with Smith-Dorrien and Allenby, he served under the overall command of Lieutenant-General French. On 17 September 1901 he led the Composite Regiment, after inadequate reconnaissance, to attack what appeared a tempting target of Boers near Blood River Port, only to be taken prisoner with his entire force by larger Boer forces ...
14 de jun. de 2024 · Assesses their careers and characters, looks critically at their performance in command and examines their relationship with their subordinates and with Haig himself. Chapters are devoted to Allenby, Byng, Birdwood, Gough, Horne, Monro, Plumer, Rawlinson and Smith-Dorrien.
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5 de jun. de 2024 · August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau. August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
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- 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland
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23 de jun. de 2024 · HARESFOOT (Harfoteshall) is a smaller house of a little earlier date, and is the residence of Mrs. Smith-Dorrien. Evans. Argent a cheveron between three elephants' beads sable cut off at the neck .
Hace 2 días · In 1909 he reconnoitred the likely route of a German invasion – Belgium, the Meuse and Luxembourg – with Smith-Dorrien and Rawlinson. Commandant, Staff College The Staff College, Camberley, where Robertson served as Commandant
8 de jun. de 2024 · This Pedaling Pensioner is flying to Calgary next week to start racing the Tour Divide on June 14th with 200 other riders. We will be headed south to the Mexican border at Antelope Wells. The ride is some 2700 miles and 160k of climbing. I am aiming to finish in 28 days.
