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 |
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| Born | 24 June 1850
Ballylongford, Coonty Kerry, Ireland |
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| Dee'd | 5 Juin 1916(1916-06-05) (aged 65)
HMS Hampshire, sunk wast o the Orkney Islands, Scotland |
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| Allegiance | Unitit Kinrick |
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| Service/branch | Breetish Airmy |
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| Years o service | 1871–1916 |
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| Rank | Field Marshal |
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| Commands held | Mahdist War (1884–1899)
Seicont Boer War (1900–1902)
Commander-in-Chief, Indie (1902–1909) |
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| Battles/wars | Franco-Proushie War
Mahdist War:
- Battle o Ferkeh
- Battle o Atbara
- Battle o Omdurman
Seicont Boer War:
First Warld 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 |
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| Relations | Henry Kitchener, 2nt Yerl Kitchener
Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener |
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| Ither wirk | Breetish Consul-General in Egyp (1911–1914)
Secretar o State for War, Unitit Kinrick (1914–1916) |
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The ceety of Kitchener, Ontario wis named efter Herbert Kitchener in 1916.[1]
