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was successful, but terrible ground conditions made it hard for them or for the relieving troops in the
Canadian Corps, to hold ground, and after a month of heavy losses, the line stabilised at the original positions. Such a situation would normally result in the divisional commanders being sacked;
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After the
Armistice, Fanshawe was given command of an administrative area in France. He retired from the army in 1920, with a knighthood and the honorary rank of lieutenant-general. In retirement, he served as a
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in late 1915. He was removed from command in mid-1916, however, as a result of political manoeuvring following the attempt to find a scapegoat for the failed
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Mesopotamia and was with it at the end of the war in the Middle East. He retired from the Army in 1920, and served as the ceremonial colonel of the
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which had failed to hold the ground but for political reasons, the high command felt it impossible to sack a
Canadian commander. Instead,
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dated 23 June 1902). Following the war, in 1903, he was confirmed in his promotion to lieutenant-colonel and given command of the
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and was sacked on 4 July. His replacement at V Corps was, somewhat unusually, his elder brother
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Fanshawe was born on 30 October 1860, the son of the
Reverend Henry Leighton Fanshawe, of
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in 1882, and after seeing active duty in North Africa became the aide-de-camp to
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Fanshawe was in India with his brigade on the outbreak of the
337:, being commissioned into the 3rd West Yorkshire Militia as a
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on 7 August 1880. He then gained a
Regular commission in the
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on 28 June 1882, in time to see action with the regiment at
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Knights
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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in late March 1916; the attack under his command by the
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on home service and in 1917 was given command of the
286:, Fanshawe commanded a cavalry division and then the
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380:, later commanded an armoured brigade during the
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676:"FANSHAWE, Maj.-Gen. Sir Evelyn Dalrymple", in
746:"FANSHAWE, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple", in
578:"FANSHAWE, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Arthur", in
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1019:British Army cavalry generals of World War I
1044:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) officers
1024:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
462:At V Corps, Fanshawe oversaw the initial
168:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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232:(30 October 1860 – 24 March 1957) was a
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494:Later in 1916, Fanshawe took over the
298:in March 1916. He later commanded the
290:in France, before assuming command of
1034:People educated at Winchester College
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561:"FANSHAWE, Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert", in
1009:Military personnel from Oxfordshire
819:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books,
703:. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4837.
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322:(b. 1859) joined the artillery and
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256:. He was one of three brothers (
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282:Following the outbreak of the
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372:, the commanding officer of
110:58th (2/1st London) Division
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850:1st Indian Cavalry Division
761:, 26 March 1957, p. 12
441:1st Indian Cavalry Division
122:1st Indian Cavalry Division
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793:10.1177/002200948201700307
723:The Actions of Spring 1916
464:Actions of St Eloi Craters
296:Actions of St Eloi Craters
217:Sir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe
22:Sir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe
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357:(13 September) in the
316:Chilworth, Oxfordshire
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504:Mesopotamian campaign
473:2nd Canadian Division
254:Mesopotamian campaign
84:Years of service
981:Sir Wentworth Harman
943:18th Indian Division
521:justice of the peace
500:18th Indian Division
403:twice (including by
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267:Fanshawe joined the
250:18th Indian Division
106:18th Indian Division
599:, 25 November 1879.
531:from 1921 to 1930.
413:2nd Cavalry Brigade
205:Sir Evelyn Fanshawe
193:Sir Edward Fanshawe
191:Lieutenant General
187:Sir Robert Fanshawe
132:2nd Cavalry Brigade
875:Succeeded by
857:Succeeded by
700:The London Gazette
417:Presidency Brigade
397:lieutenant-colonel
359:Anglo-Egyptian War
331:Winchester College
214:Lieutenant General
146:Anglo-Egyptian War
128:Presidency Brigade
125:Jubbulpore Brigade
96:Lieutenant General
987:
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978:Succeeded by
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925:Succeeded by
897:Succeeded by
862:Preceded by
842:Michael Rimington
834:Military offices
825:978-1-78159-180-2
508:Battle of Sharqat
502:, serving in the
374:Aldershot Command
339:Second lieutenant
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514:Later career
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468:3rd Division
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457:aide-de-camp
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409:Queen's Bays
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363:
355:Tel-el-Kebir
347:19th Hussars
329:He attended
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310:Early career
304:Queen's Bays
281:
269:19th Hussars
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234:British Army
216:
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142:Battles/wars
78:British Army
57:(1957-03-24)
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1004:1957 deaths
999:1860 births
936:New command
890:GOC V Corps
750:Who Was Who
695:"No. 27459"
680:Who Was Who
663:Who Was Who
582:Who Was Who
565:Who Was Who
471:it was the
260:, Hew, and
45:Oxfordshire
993:Categories
975:1921–1930
947:1917–1919
894:1915–1916
854:1914–1915
741:References
343:Lieutenant
64:Allegiance
34:1860-10-30
809:159547355
759:The Times
351:Kassassin
195:(brother)
189:(brother)
182:Relations
87:1882–1920
47:, England
768:(1925).
653:obituary
399:and was
248:and the
102:Commands
72:Service/
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335:militia
292:V Corps
252:in the
244:on the
242:V Corps
114:V Corps
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475:under
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