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Sir Francis Edward Younghusband: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born May 31, 1863 • India
Died July 31, 1942 (aged 79) • England

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Orchardson, Sir William Quiller: portrait of Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
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John Hunt, 1953.
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
British army officer
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Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald
British soldier, engineer, and explorer
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
prime minister of Great Britain
T. E. Lawrence, wearing traditional Arab robes and headscarf, sits in profile with his hand at his chin, photographed around 1918.
T.E. Lawrence
British scholar and military officer
Bentinck, Lord William
Lord William Bentinck
British government official
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
British field marshal
Napier, Robert Napier, 1st Baron
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier
British field marshal
1st marquess of Hastings, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of Hastings
British colonial administrator
Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
British field marshal
Bernard Law Montgomery
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery
British military commander
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
British general and statesman
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Sir Benjamin D’Urban
British general
Sir Ian Hamilton
Sir Ian Hamilton
British general
Sir Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
British military leader
Wilson, Sir Henry Hughes, Baronet
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Baronet
British field marshal
Napier, Sir Charles James
Sir Charles James Napier
British general and colonial governor
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
British army officer
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Reginald Dyer
British general
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Percy Hobart
British military officer
Miles Dempsey, commander of the British Second Army during World War II.
Miles Christopher Dempsey
British general

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