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John Fortescue (historian)

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Fortescue is best known for his major work on the history of the British Army, which he wrote between 1899 and 1930. Between 1905 and 1926, he worked as the Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle.
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Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army
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on Exmoor since the twelfth century. Fortescue was educated at
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from 1921 to 1925 and was elected an honorary fellow of
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A History of the 17th Lancers, Duke of Cambridge's Own
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Biography from a site about his wife, Lady Fortescue
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