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General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, GCB, GCMG, DSO, TD (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
- 1873–1915
- British Army
11 de mar. de 2024 · Sir Ian Hamilton (born January 16, 1853, Corfu, Ionian Islands [Greece]—died October 12, 1947, London, England) was a British general, commander in chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the unsuccessful campaign against Turkey in the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Command of the Gallipoli operations was given to a British general, Sir Ian Hamilton. He was brave, sensitive and intelligent. But he was ill-suited for a campaign that demanded strong leadership and was probably doomed from the start; he was not able to inspire his commanders and never gained the confidence of his troops.
General Sir Ian Hamilton was tasked with leading a hastily planned invasion that underestimated the Ottoman defences. He lacked specialised landing craft and had to lead a disparate body of troops, few of whom were trained for this type of warfare.
El general Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, GCB , GCMG , DSO , TD (16 de enero de 1853 - 12 de octubre de 1947) fue un alto oficial del ejército británico que tuvo una extensa carrera militar imperial británica en las épocas victoriana y eduardiana.
Lt Col Weir de Lancey Williams, an officer from on the staff of General Sir Ian Hamilton (the Commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force), kept a diary and recorded the following from the River Clyde: "6.22am. Ran smoothly ashore without tremor. No opposition. We shall land unopposed. 6.25am. Tows within a few yards of the shore.
Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947) was Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the unsuccessful campaign against Turkey at Gallipoli. Sponsored Links. Born on 16 January 1853 in Corfu, Hamilton served in numerous campaigns and roles in India and Africa in a military career which began in 1873.
