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29 de abr. de 2024 · Y el general inglés Horace Smith-Dorrien, comandante del III Cuerpo británico, prohibió de forma taxativa «los contactos amistosos con el enemigo, los armisticios oficiosos y el intercambio...
15 de abr. de 2024 · In early April 1915 the Allied forces on the Ypres front comprised (from south to north) elements of the two corps of the British Second Army—which included the 1st Canadian Division—commanded by Gen. Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, the French 45th (Algerian) and 87th Territorial divisions under Gen. Henri Putz, and the Belgian 6th ...
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28 de abr. de 2024 · At the darkest moment of the retreat General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien made the bold decision to turn his forces and fight. This lecture tells the story of how and why this decision was made and examines the events of the Battle of Le Cateau, 26 August 1914.
Hace 1 día · 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 Office, in ...
22 de abr. de 2024 · I’m not arguing that Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien necessarily belongs in anybody’s elite top 10, but his contribution should be noted for his skillful conduct of 2 Corps during the great retreat from Mons and Le Cateau.
20 de abr. de 2024 · 20 May. David will be discussing Sir Horace Lockwood Smith Dorrien's involvement in the Battle of Mons, the period prior to the battle and the retreat. He'll mention that Sir Horace only took command of the 2nd Corps following the untimely death of Sir James Grierson and had arrived just days before the battle.
Hace 1 día · French's friend General Grierson, GOC II Corps, had died suddenly and French returned to GHQ on 17 August, to find that Kitchener had appointed Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien to command, knowing that French disliked him, rather than Plumer (French's choice) or Hamilton (who asked for it).
