The British field marshals, 1736-1997 : a biographical dictionary

365 Pages·2012·1.86 MB·English

by  T.A. Heathcote

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CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction

The Field Marshals’ Biographies
Adolphus, HRH 1st Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)
Albert I, HM King of the Belgians (1875-1934)
Albert, HRH Prince Consort, Prince of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861)
Alexander, Sir Harold, Earl Alexander (1891-1969)
Alfonso XIII, HM King of Spain (1886-1941)
Allenby, Sir Edward, Viscount Allenby (1861-1936)
Amherst, Sir Jeffery, Lord Amherst (1717-1797)
Arthur, HRH Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(1850-1942)
Auchinleck, Sir Claude (1884-1981)
Bagnall, Sir Nigel (1927-2002)
Baker, Sir Geoffrey (1912-1980)
Barrett, Sir Arthur (1857-1926)
Bingham, Charles, Earl of Lucan (1800-1888)
Birdwood, Sir William, Lord Birdwood (1865-1951)
Birenda Bir Bikram Shah Deva, HM King of
Nepal (1945-2001)
Blakeney, Sir Edward (1778-1868)
Blamey, Sir Thomas (1884-1951)
Boyle, Richard, Viscount Shannon (1674-1740)
Bramall, Sir Edwin, Lord Bramall (1923- )
Brooke, Sir Alan, Viscount Alanbrooke (1883-1963)
Brownlow, Sir Charles (1831-1916)
Burgoyne, Sir John (1782-1871)
Byng, Sir John, Earl of Strafford (1772-1860)
Byng, Sir Julian, Viscount Byng (1862-1935)
Campbell, Sir Colin, Lord Clyde (1792-1863)
Campbell, John, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678-1743)
Campbell, John, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723-1806)
Carver, Sir Michael, Lord Carver (1915-2001)
Cassels, Sir James (1907-1996)
Cavendish, Lord Frederick (1729-1803)
Chamberlain, Sir Neville (1820-1902)
Chapple, Sir John (1931- )
Chetwode, Sir Philip, Lord Chetwode (1869-1950)
Clarke, Sir Alured (1745-1832)
Colborne, Sir John, Lord Seaton (1778-1863)
Conway, the Honourable Henry (1721-1794)
Cotton, Sir Stapleton, Viscount Combermere
(1773-1865)
Dacres, Sir Richard (1799-1886)
Dalrymple, John, Earl of Stair (1673-1747)
De la Rochefoucauld, Francis, Marquis de Montandre
(1672-1739)
Deverell, Sir Cyril (1874-1947)
Dill, Sir John (1881-1944)
Edward VII, HM King of Great Britain and Ireland (1841-1910)
Edward VIII, HM King of Great Britain and Ireland,
HRH Duke of Windsor (1894-1972)
Edward, HRH Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
Edward, HRH Duke of Kent (1935- )
Edward, HRH Prince of Saxe-Weimar (1823-1902)
Egerton, Sir Charles (1848-1921)
Ernest I, HM King of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851)
Festing, Sir Francis (1902-1976)
Fitzgerald, Sir John (1785-1877)
Foch, Ferdinand, Marshal of France (1851-1929)
Francis Joseph, HIM Emperor of Austria and King of
Hungary (1830-1916)
Frederick, HRH Duke of York (1763-1827)
French, Sir John, Earl of Ypres (1852-1925)
George V, HM King of Great Britain and Ireland
(1865-1936)
George VI, HM King of Great Britain and Ireland
(1895-1952)
George, HRH 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904)
Gibbs, Sir Roland (1921-2004)
Gomm, Sir William (1784-1875)
Gough, Sir Hugh, Viscount Gough (1779-1869)
Grant, Sir Patrick (1804-1895)
Grenfell, Sir Francis, Lord Grenfell (1841-1925)
Griffin, Sir John, Lord Howard de Walden and
Braybrooke (1719-1797)
Grosvenor, Thomas (1764-1851)
Haig, Sir Douglas, Earl Haig (1861-1928)
Haile Selassie, HIM Emperor of Ethiopia (1892-1975)
Haines, Sir Frederick (1819-1909)
Hamilton, George, Earl of Orkney (1666-1737)
Harcourt, William, Earl Harcourt (1743-1830)
Harding, Sir John, Lord Harding of Petherton
(1896-1989)
Hardinge, Sir Henry, Viscount Hardinge (1785-1856)
Hay, George, Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876)
Henry, HRH Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974)
Hirohito, HM Emperor of Japan (1901-1989)
Hodgson, Studholme (1708-1798)
Howard, Sir George (1720-1796)
Hull, Sir Richard (1907-1989)
Hulse, Sir Samuel (1747-1837)
Inge, Sir Peter, Lord Inge (1935- )
Ironside, Sir Edmund, Lord Ironside (1880-1959)
Jacob, Sir Claud (1863-1948)
Kitchener, Sir Herbert, Earl Kitchener (1850-1916)
Lambart, Sir Frederick, Earl of Cavan (1865-1946)
Lennox, Charles, Duke of Richmond (1735-1806)
Leopold I, HM King of the Belgians, Prince of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1790-1865)
Ligonier, Sir John, Earl Ligonier (1680-1770)
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, HM King of
Nepal (1921-1974)
Methuen, Paul, Lord Methuen (1845-1932)
Michel, Sir John (1804-1886)
Milne, Sir George, Lord Milne (1866-1948)
Molesworth, Richard, Viscount Molesworth
(1680-1758)