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General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (26 May 1858 – 12 August 1930) was a British Army General. One of the few British survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana as a young officer, he also distinguished himself in the Second Boer War .
Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (* 26. Mai 1858 bei Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire; † 12. August 1930 in Chippenham, Wiltshire) war ein britischer General und Armee befehlshaber im Ersten Weltkrieg sowie Gouverneur von Gibraltar . Leben.
General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien. GCB GCMG DSO. Smith-Dorrien is one of the most famous members of the Sherwood Foresters. He commanded the regiment in 1899 and was Colonel of the regiment from 1905 until his death in 1930.
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, the French 45th (Algerian) and 87th Territorial divisions under Gen. Henri Putz, and the Belgian 6th Division under Maj. Gen. Armand de Ceuninck. The remainder of the Belgian army extended north through the area that had been flooded during the First Battle…
It was good that the Canadians were quick learners, for they were soon transferred to General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien’s 2nd Army, stationed in the center of the 17-mile-deep Ypres Salient held by Allied troops in northwest Belgium.
6. Apr. 2024 · In the middle of the Great War, General Horace Smith-Dorrien, an Old Harrovian, published Harrow’s Epic of War, a short book which explained “how the school on the hill covered itself with glory.” The Great War has long been connected with public school boys, especially in its British literary tradition.
Years of service: 1876-1923. Rank: General. Commands held: Southern Command, Second Army of the BEF. Battles/wars: Anglo-Zulu War. Battle of Isandlwana. Mahdist War. Battle of Gennis. Battle of Omdurman. Tirah Campaign. Second Boer War. Battle of Paardeberg. Sanna's Post. Battle of Leliefontein. World War I. Battle of Mons. Battle of Le Cateau.
