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John French, 1st earl of Ypres, in full John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st earl of Ypres, Viscount French of Ypres and of High Lake, (born September 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, England—died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent), field marshal who commanded the British army on the Western Front between August 1914, when World War I began, and December 17, 1915, …
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Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC , known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer. Born in Kent to an Anglo-Irish family, he saw brief service as a midshipman in the Royal Navy, before becoming a cavalry officer. He achieved rapid promotion and ...
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, was a leading officer of the ‘British Army.’ During his career, French held several titles. He was a field marshal and a viscount. French started his career as a midshipman in the ‘Royal Navy.’ Later, he joined the ‘British Army’ and made significant contributions to the Gordon Relief Expedition in Sudan.
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres. Earl of Ypres was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was a victory title, referring to the Flemish city of Ypres, which gave its name the Salient of Ypres, site of extremely bloody fighting in the Great War . Contents 1 History 2 Earls of Ypres (1922–1988) 3 References 3.1 Sources History [ edit]
日本語: ジョン・フレンチ ( John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, 1852年9月28日 –1925年5月22日) は英国の軍人。 セント・パトリック勲章、バス勲章、メリット勲章、ロイヤル・ヴィクトリアン勲章、セント・ミカエル・セント・ジョージ勲章、PC 授与者。 第一次世界大戦初期において英国遠征軍 (BEF) の司令官を務め、後に元帥に昇進した。 French in Paris Category: John French, 1st Earl of Ypres This page was last edited on 7 February 2012, at 10:19.
John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres. Born at Ripple in Kent, French had a distinguished career in the Sudan, in the expedition to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum, and in South Africa where he relieved the siege of Kimberly. As Commander-in-Chief, Aldershot, from 1902, he was responsible for the total reform of military manoeuvres.
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John French wurde am 1. Januar 1916 als Viscount French of Ypres and of High Lake in the County of Roscommon zum Peer ernannt und am 5. Juni 1922 zum Earl of Ypres erhoben. Er starb am 22. Mai 1925 in Deal.
