Herbert Kitchener (24 Juin 1850 – 5 Juin 1916) wis a Breetish general. born in Ballylongford, Ireland. He wis sent tae Swisserland tae gang tae militar heich skale at age 13. At age 20 he enlistit in th' French airmy as a mercenary durin' th' Franco-Prussian War. he eventually becam th' Breetish sirdar (ur commander-in-chief) ay th' Egyptian airmy an' later wis commander ay Breetain's forces in th' Boer War. In th' First Warld War he ran th' war ministry. Kitchener wis murthured in a ship mishanter in 1916. Some believed that th' Roushie communists murthured him.
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| Birth name | Horatio Herbert Kitchener |
| Born | 24 June 1850 Ballylongford, Coonty Kerry, Ireland |
| Dee'd | 5 Juin 1916 (aged 65) HMS Hampshire, sunk wast o the Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Allegiance |  Unitit Kinrick |
| Service/branch |  Breetish Airmy |
| Years o service | 1871–1916 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | Mahdist War (1884–1899) Seicont Boer War (1900–1902) Commander-in-Chief, Indie (1902–1909) |
| Battles/wars | Franco-Proushie War Mahdist War:
Seicont Boer War:
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| Awairds | Knig=cht o the Gairten Knicht o the Order o St Patrick Knicht Grand Cross o the Order o the Bath Member o the Order o Meerit Knicht Grand Commander o the Order o the Starn o Indie Knicht Grand Cross o the Order o St Michael an St George Knicht Grand Commander o the Order o the Indian Empire |
| Relations | Henry Kitchener, 2nt Yerl Kitchener Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener |
| Ither wirk | Breetish Consul-General in Egyp (1911–1914) Secretar o State for War, Unitit Kinrick (1914–1916) |
The ceety of Kitchener, Ontario wis named efter Herbert Kitchener in 1916.[1]
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