NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of British Field Marshals

This is a list of Field Marshals of the United Kingdom, with their respective years of appointment. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...

George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (February 9, 1666 - January 29, 1737) was a British soldier. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich (October 10, 1678 - October 4, 1743) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, PC (1675 - December 20, 1740) was a British military officer and statesman. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... FranÃ§ois de la Rochefoucauld, Marquis de MontandrÃ© (1672 - 1740) was a British soldier, who had left France as a Huguenot refugee. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (July 20, 1673 - May 9, 1747) was a Scottish soldier and diplomat. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Rt. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Rt. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (July 3, 1685 - February 1, 1768) was a British military officer, specifically focusing on cavalry. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Rt. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John (Jean Louis) Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC (1680 - 1770) was a British military officer. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... James OHara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, PC (1682 - July 14, 1774) was a British military officer. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Rt Hon. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... HRH Prince William Henry, Earl of Connaught, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (November 14, 1743 - August 25, 1805) was a British prince and military officer, younger brother of King George III. He was born to Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at Leicester House in... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Rt. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... His Royal Highness The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son of King George III. From 1820 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (June 1723 - May 24, 1806) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Jeffrey Amherst by Joshua Reynolds Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 - August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British army Born in Sevenoaks, England, he became a soldier aged about 14. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, 1st Baron Braybrooke (March 13, 1719 - May 25, 1797) was a British nobleman and soldier. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Studholme Hodgson (1708 - October 20, 1798) was a British field marshal during the 18th century. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC (February 28, 1724 - September 14, 1807) was a British soldier and reached the rank of field marshal. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Lord Frederick Cavendish (August 1729 â€“ October 21, 1803) was a British field marshal and Whig politician, a younger son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1733 - December 1806), was one of the most remarkable men of the 18th century, being chiefly famous for his advanced views on the question of parliamentary reform. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... His Royal Highness The Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (2 November 1767 - 23 January 1820) was the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover (5 June 1771 â€“ 18 November 1851), also known (1799-1837) as the Duke of Cumberland, was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (24 February 1774-8 July 1850), was the tenth-born child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Royal Highness Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (January 15, 1776 - November 30, 1834) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great grandson of King George II. Early Life Prince William was born on 15 January 1776 in Rome, Italy. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Leopold I of the Belgians (Prince Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke in Saxony) (b. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda, KP, PC (June 29, 1730 - December 22, British military officer, who attained the rank of field marshal. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, GCB (20 March 1743 â€“ 17 June 1830) was an English nobleman and soldier. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Alured Clarke (c. ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... King William II of the Netherlands (December 6, 1792 - March 14, 1849). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet, GCB (10 June 1757-11 March 1849), British soldier. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 - 29 April 1854) was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against dErlons column during the Battle of Waterloo. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Lord Raglan during the Crimean War, portrait by Roger Fenton, ca. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), British field-marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards, was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, and was born on the 14th of November 1773, at Llewenny Hall in Denbighshire. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (March 30, 1785 - September 24, 1856), was a British field marshal and governor-general of India. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 â€“ April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat (November 3, 1779 - March 2, 1869), British field-marshal, a descendant of Francis Gough who was made bishop of Limerick in 1626, was born at Woodstown, Limerick. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Colin Campbell with William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, GCB, KCSI (October 20, 1792â€“August 24, 1863) was a Scottish soldier. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm, GCB, (1784 â€“ 1875), British soldier, was gazetted to the 9th Foot at the age of ten in recognition of the services of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel William Gomm, who was killed in the attack on Guadaloupe (1794). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779-1868), British soldier, entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1793, and passed out into the Royal Artillery two years later. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Lieutenant General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.B., photo by Roger Fenton, 1855 Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Baronet (July 24, 1782 â€“ October 7, 1871) was a British Field Marshal. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Sir George Pollock was a British field marshal. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... George Hay, 8th Marquis of Tweeddale, (February 1, 1787 - October 10, 1876) was a Scottish soldier and administrator who rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 â€“ 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn (April 6, 1801 - October 16, 1885), British field-marshal, third son of the Right Hon. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890), was a British soldier. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Patrick Grant (1804 - September 11, 1895), British field marshal, was the second son of Major John Grant, 97th Foot, of Auchterblair, Inverness-shire, where he was born. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir John Michel (1 September 1804 â€“ 23 May 1886) was a British Field Marshal. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (April 16, 1800 - November 10, 1888) was a British soldier, remembered for his part in the Crimean War. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 caricature from Punch Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley of Cairo, (June 4, 1833 - March 26, 1913) was a British field marshal. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (September 30, 1832 - November 14, 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... HH Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe-Weimar, KP, GCVO, PC (October 11, 1823 - November 16, 1902) was a British military officer of German ancestry. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... German Emperor Wilhelm (born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht, Prince of Prussia 27 January 1859â€“4 June 1941), was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia (de: Deutscher Kaiser und KÃ¶nig von PreuÃŸen), ruling from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dated October 30th, 1869, by Notman His Royal Highness The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert) (1 May 1850 - 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Photo submitted by Marion Hebblethwaite Sir Henry Evelyn Wood VC, GCB, GCMG (1838-1919) was an English Field Marshal and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Photo submitted by Marion Hebblethwaite George Stuart White (VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG (April 29, 1841) - (January 27, 1925) was a British soldier. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum PC, KBE, KCB, ADC ( June 24, 1850 - June 5, 1916) was a British Field Marshal and statesman. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (September 1, 1845 - October 30, 1932) was the third Baron Methuen and a British military commander. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson GCB (2 March 1845-13 September 1918), was an officer of the British Army. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres (September 28, 1852–May 22, 1925) was a British soldier and Field Marshal, the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. Lord French of Ypres Born in Ripple Vale, Kent. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nicholas II of Russia (May 18, 1868â€“July 17, 1918)[1] (Russian: , Nikolay II) was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland,[2] and Grand Duke of Finland. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (June 19, 1861 - January 28, 1928) was a British soldier and senior commander during World War I. He had independent wealth: his family manufactured Haig & Haig whisky. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Yoshihito (å˜‰ä»), the TaishÅ Emperor (å¤§æ£å¤©çš‡), (August 31, 1879â€“December 25, 1926, r. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (October 2, 1851 â€“ March 20, 1929) was a French soldier, military educator and author credited for possessing the most original and subtle mind in the French Army. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Herbert Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857–1932) was a British colonial official and soldier. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (April 23, 1861 - May 14, 1936) was a British soldier most famous for his role during World War I. Field Marshal Edmund Allenby Early years and active service Born in Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, Allenby was educated at Haileybury College. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Bt. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For the Victoria Cross recipient see William Robertson (VC) Sir William Robert Robertson (1860-1933) was a British field marshal who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Albert I (April 8, 1875 â€“ February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (13 September 1865 - 17 May 1951) was a World War I general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 â€“ February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hirohito (Japanese: ) (April 29, 1901 â€“ January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 to 1989. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (September 11, 1862 - June 6, 1935) was commander of the Canadian army in World War I, and later became Governor General of Canada. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan was brought back from retirement at 48 in 1914 and rose to become one of the British Armys more successful commanders during the First World War. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Philip Walhouse Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode (21 September 1869–1950) was a British cavalry officer during World War I. He served on the Western Front in smaller cavalry commands receiving little distinction. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd (1871 - British field marshal. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 â€“ 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King of Ireland, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, OM, CH (May 24, 1870 â€“ September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. ... This article is about the year. ... Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill CMG DSO GCB (25 December 1881 - 4 November 1944) was a British commander in World War I and World War II who played a significant role in the formation of the special relationship. ... This article is about the year. ... John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (VC, GCB, CBE, DSO & 2 Bars, MVO, MC) (July 10, 1886 - March 1946), commonly known as Lord Gort, was a British soldier who served in both World War I and II, rising to the rank of Field Marshal and receiving the Victoria... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (May 5, 1883 _ May 24, 1950) was a British General and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II. He led British forces to victory over the Italians, only to be defeated by the German army. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Statue of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke, MoD Building, Whitehall, London Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (July 23, 1883 - June 17, 1963) was a British Field Marshal during World War II. He also served as Lord High Constable during the coronation of... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (December 10, 1891 - June 16, 1969) was a British military commander and Field Marshal, notably during World War II as the commander of the 15th Army Group. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (17 November 1887 â€“ 24 March 1976) was a British Army officer, often referred to as Monty. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in World War II, and... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson of Libya (5 September 1881 - 31 December 1964), better known as Jumbo Wilson was a senior British General during World War II. He saw active service in the Boer War and the First World War. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (June 21, 1884 - 1981), nicknamed The Auk, was a British army commander during World War II. // Early life and career Born in Aldershot, he grew up in impoverished circumstances, but was able through... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (6 August 1897 â€“ 14 December 1970), British military commander and 13th Governor-General of Australia. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Memorial statue of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey in Kings Domain, Melbourne. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy, but did not renounce them. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Baron Harding of Petherton is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert), (31 March 1900 â€“ 10 June 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, KG (1898 - 1979) was a British military commander. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis Wogan Festing (1902 - 1976) was a General of the United Kingdom. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (June 11, 1920 - January 31, 1972) was king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Haile Selassie Emperor Haile Selassie I (Power of Trinity) (born Lij Tafari Makonnen, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975), styled His Imperial Majesty (or HIM), was the Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull was the last Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1961â€“1964) and the first Chief of the General Staff (1964â€“1965), and as such the professional head of the British Army. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir Charles Archibald James Halkett Cassels was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1965 and 1968. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1968 and 1971. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Field Marshal (Richard) Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver (April 24, 1915 - December 9, 2001) was a British soldier. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1976 and 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... â€” Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (à¤µà¤¿à¤°à¥‡à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤° à¤µà¥€à¤° à¤µà¤¿à¤•à¥à¤°à¤® à¤¶à¤¾à¤¹ à¤¦à¥‡à¤µ) (December 28, 1945 â€“ June 1, 2001) was king of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Field Marshal The Right Honourable Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP (born 18 December 1923) is a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 and 1982, and as Chief of the Defence... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Sir John Stanier was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1982 and 1985. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1985 and 1989. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill GBE, KCB, DSO, (born August 23, 1931), was created a life peer as Baron Vincent of Coleshill, of Shrivenham in the County of Oxfordshire in 1996, following his retirement as Chair of the Military Committee of NATO, a post he had... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1989 and 1992. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG GCMG GCVO (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Windsor) (born 9 October 1935), is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of King George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Right Honourable Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge of Richmond, KG, GCB, PC, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

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Please see Major for other countries which use this rank Major is a military rank of the British Army which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines. ... Insignia of a British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel is a British rank used in several Commonwealth countries superior to Major and subordinate to Colonel. ... Please see Colonel for other countries which use this rank Colonel is a rank of the British forces, ranking just below brigadiers. ... Brigadier is a rank which is used in different ways by different countries. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Please see Lieutenant General for other countries which use this rank Lieutenant-General (Lt Gen) is a senior rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. ... UK insignia for a full General General is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. ... Field Marshal Viscount Slim in his Field Marshals uniform, holding a marshals baton. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. ... Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. ... A Pilot Officers sleeve/shoulder insignia Pilot Officer is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries, ranking only above Acting Pilot Officer (or APO) and Officer Cadet. ... A Pilot Officers sleeve/shoulder insignia Pilot Officer (Plt Off in the RAF; PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF, P/O in the former RCAF) is the lowest substantive commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries, ranking only above Acting... A Flying Officers sleeve/shoulder insignia Flying Officer (Fg Off in the RAF; FLGOFF in the RAAF; FGOFF in the RNZAF; F/O in the former RCAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... A Flight Lieutenants sleeve/shoulder insignia Flight Lieutenant (abbreviated as Flt Lt and pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. ... A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ... A Wing Commanders sleeve/shoulder insignia A Wing Commanders command flag Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... 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An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ...

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