General Sir John French

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birth_date 1852-09-28
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Walthamstow
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Army_Corps
gptkb:2nd_Army_Corps
gptkbp:death_date 1925-05-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir John French
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War I
Involvement in the Battle of Amiens
Involvement in the Battle of Arras
Involvement in the Battle of Cambrai
Involvement in the Battle of the Aisne
Involvement in the Battle of the Lys
Involvement in the Battle of the Marne
Involvement in the Battle of the Somme
Commanding the BEF at the Battle of Mons
Commanding the BEF at the First Battle of Ypres
Commanding the BEF during the Retreat from Mons
Involvement in the Battle of Passchendaele
Involvement in the Battle of Verdun
Involvement in the Battle of the Somme.
Involvement in the Hundred Days Offensive
Involvement in the Spring Offensive
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Colonel
gptkb:General
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_French,_1st_Earl_of_Ypres
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1874–1918
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_French
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Hospital_Chelsea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4