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John Richard Lowndes French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (6 July 1881 – 5 April 1958) was the son of the British field marshal and the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I Sir John French . He was born near Morpeth in Northumberland where his father was stationed.
13 de jul. de 2023 · Published: July 13, 2023. copy page link. Print Page. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images. British military officer John Denton Pinkstone French, known as Field Marshal Sir John French,...
He was succeeded by his son John Richard Lowndes French, the second Earl, who was a Captain in the Royal Field Artillery, as well as a talented artist. On his death, the titles passed to his son John Richard Charles Lambart French, the third Earl.
- 5 June 1922
- John French, 1st Viscount French
- Viscount French
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
French, John Denton Pinkstone (1st Earl of Ypres) British Army Officer. Born 28 September 1852 in Ripple Vale, Great Britain. Died 22 May 1925 in Deal Castle, Great Britain. Sir John French was the commander of the British Expeditionary Force between July 1914 and December 1915.
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, PC (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer.
- Ripple, Kent
- Field Marshal
- 1866–1921
24 de oct. de 2019 · Appointed to command the Home Forces, he was elevated to Viscount French of Ypres in January 1916. In this new position, he oversaw the suppression of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Two years later, on May 1918, the Cabinet made French British Viceroy, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Supreme Commander of the British Army in Ireland.
4 de mar. de 2024 · John French, 1st earl of Ypres, field marshal who commanded the British army on the Western Front between August 1914, when World War I began, and December 17, 1915, when he resigned under pressure and was succeeded by General (afterward Field Marshal) Douglas Haig.
