Henry Seymour Rawlinson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Seymour Rawlinson, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1902–19163 events3 places

Chronological biography

1902

Battle of Rooiwal11 April 1902

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Major General · British Column Commander · Rooiwal

Rawlinson commands one of the British columns participating in the western Transvaal operations around Rooiwal.

1916

Battle of the Somme, 1st1 July 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · General · Somme

Commands British Fourth Army in the main British attack north of the River Somme.

Battle of the Somme, 1st1 July 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · General · Somme

Commands British Fourth Army in the main attack north of the River Somme.

Battle of Flers-Courcelette15 September 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · General · Flers-Courcelette

Commands British Fourth Army during the attack against Flers, Martinpuich and Courcelette.

Titles and roles

General · Major General · British Column Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.