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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.
Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, PC (* 28. September 1852 in Ripple Vale, Kent; † 22. Mai 1925 in Deal, Kent) war ein britischer Feldmarschall . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Werke. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben.
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres. Earl of Ypres was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was a victory title, referring to the Flemish city of Ypres, which gave its name the Salient of Ypres, site of extremely bloody fighting in World War I.
18. Mai 2024 · John French, 1st earl of Ypres (born September 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, England—died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent) was a 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 Gen. (afterward Field Marshal ...
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French, Sir John Denton Pinkstone (1852–1925), 1st earl of Ypres, field-marshal and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 28 September 1852 at Ripple Vale, near Deal, Kent, the only son (he had five sisters) of Captain John Tracey French, RN, and his wife, Margaret (née Eccles).
13. Juli 2023 · French published a memoir titled 1914, recounting his war experiences. He retired in 1921, and in 1922, his rank was elevated to Earl of Ypres, honoring his leadership during the city’s...
Sir John French, 1 st Earl of Ypres (1852-1925), commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 30 July 1914 to 18 December 1915. French was a hard-riding cavalryman, whose exploits during the South African War – when troops under his command relieved Kimberley – had made him one of the most famous soldiers in the Empire.
