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General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (/ ɡ ɒ f / GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front , Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig .
- 1888–1922
HistoryLearning.com. 2024. Web. > General Hubert Gough was a cavalry officer based mainly in the Ypres Salient during World War One. Hubert Gough believed in different tactics to Herbert Plumer, the commander of forces in Ypres.
31 de mar. de 2015 · The History Learning Site, 31 Mar 2015. 3 Apr 2024. General Hubert Gough was one of Field Marshal Haig’s favoured generals during World War One. Gough saw out most of World War One within the Ypres Salient.
14 de mar. de 2024 · Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough (born Aug. 12, 1870, London—died March 18, 1963, London) was a World War I commander of the British 5th Army, which bore the brunt of the great German offensive in March 1918.
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7-14 June 1917. Messines Ridge, located south of Ypres, was captured by German forces in 1914. The ridge granted the German Army a dominant position overlooking the Ypres salient. After years of suffering heavy casualties in the salient, in 1917 the Allies planned to break out. The first move was to capture the Messines Ridge.
Hubert de la Poer Gough was born on 12 August 1870. Sandhurst’s register records that Gough was one of 161 gentleman-cadets who formed the February 1888 intake. Fifteen were younger than eighteen years old. The youngest was not Gough; it was (later Brigadier-General) J.L.J. Clarke, born on 23 November 1870.
General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
