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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