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Major General

Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

14Records
1742–1939Date range
14Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1742

William Augustus Cumberland1742

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1787

Ralph Abercromby1787

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1811

Isaac Brock1811

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1838

George Pollock1838

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1888

Thesiger Chelmsford, 2nd1888

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1900

Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st1900

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1904

Douglas Haig Bemersyde, 1st1904

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1909

Julian Hedworth George Byng Vimy, 1st1909

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1910

Archibald James Murray13 July 1910

Warfare / Military

Appointe Major General

1919

Ernest Dunlop Swinton1919

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1933

Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1st1933

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1935

Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1st1935

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1935

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1939

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st1939

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Names involved

Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1stArchibald James MurrayArchibald Wavell Wavell, 1stBernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stDouglas Haig Bemersyde, 1stErnest Dunlop SwintonGeorge PollockHenry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1stIsaac BrockJulian Hedworth George Byng Vimy, 1stRalph AbercrombyRobert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1stThesiger Chelmsford, 2ndWilliam Augustus Cumberland

Provenance

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