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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 .
- 1876–1923
- British Army
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.
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.
26. Sept. 2017 · General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, whose death is announced on another page, was a soldier whose true greatness was only revealed as the documentary evidence of the Great War gradually became available. He was called upon to take crucial decisions, and he had the courage to take them.
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…
26. Okt. 2019 · General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (1858–1930) was born in Haresfoot, England. A veteran of the 1879 battle of Isandlwana and the Boer War, he assumed command of the II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force from August 1914 and the Second Army from December 1914 to April 1915.
