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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.
John Richard Lowndes French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (6 July 1881 – 5 April 1958) was the son of the British field marshal and the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I Sir John French. He was born near Morpeth in Northumberland where his father was stationed.
Sir Lachlan MacLean-de Corzon (d.1194) Baron of ak'ham, fought in the Third Crusade; Sir William de Harcourt, 1216, fought at Siege of Damietta. Sir Robert de Sheffield, 1216, fought in the fifth crusade. Sir Robert Keyes, 1216, fought in the fifth crusade. Sir Allen William Howard of Norfolk (d.1239), fought in the Third Crusade
Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, thought highly of him. [90] Georges Boillot, winner of the French Grand Prix in 1912 and 1913, was Joffre's personal driver in 1914, and Joffre's car tearing along roads became a familiar sight. [91] General Hubert Lyautey thought Joffre a better logistician than strategist ...
Field Marshal Sir John French, the first Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces. The post was created for Field Marshal Sir John French in December 1915, after his enforced resignation as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in the aftermath of the Battle of Loos. Bitterly disappointed, Lord French regarded the appointment as a ...
The German defences in the centre were quickly overrun on a 1,600 yd (1,500 m) front and Neuve Chapelle was captured by 10:00 a.m. [8] At Haig's request, the British Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sir John French, released the 5th Cavalry Brigade to exploit the expected breakthrough. [9]
Commander-in-Chief of the BEF: Field-Marshal Sir John French. John French Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray Deputy Chief of Staff: Major-General Sir Henry Wilson Adjutant-General: Major-General Sir Nevil Macready Quartermaster-General: Major-General Sir William Robertson Deputy Adjutant-General: Major-General E. R. C. Graham
The British liaison officer Edward Spears later wrote that Lanrezac's reputation as an academic lecturer made him “the star turn” of the French Army. The British commander Sir John French, at his meeting with Joffre on 16 August, was advised to hurry up and join in Lanrezac's offensive, as he would not wait for him to catch up. [31]