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Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (/ ˈ k ɪ tʃ ɪ n ər /; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, [1] [2] and his central role in the early part of the First World War.
During the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the British operated concentration camps in the South African Republic, Orange Free State, Natal, and the Cape Colony. In February 1900, Lord Kitchener took command of the British forces and implemented some controversial tactics that contributed to a British victory. [3]
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Lord Kitchener Wants You, Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four) Creator Alfred Leete. Support as nominator--Jakeb 17:15, 17 October 2009 (UTC) Weak Support Nice quality and high EV, the rip at the top of the page is distracting but fixing it would hurt the historical accuracy.
Eric Field's original design that caught the attention of Lord Kitchener. The Prime Minister H. H. Asquith appointed Kitchener as Secretary of State for War in August 1914. [2] Kitchener was the first currently serving soldier to hold the post and was given the task of recruiting a large army to fight Germany. Unlike some of his contemporaries ...
While passing Birsay, Hampshire struck a mine laid by Germany U-Boat U-75 at 19:40 on 5 June, sinking her, with a loss of 737 on board, including Lord Kitchener. There were only 12 survivors. [ 2 ] After the First World War , the people of Orkney raised funds to construct a monument to honour Kitchener, and the other crew members onboard ...
While General Lord Kitchener struggled to suppress guerrilla warfare carried on by the Boers in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, some Dutch settlers living in the Cape Colony also took up arms against the British. To combat the guerrilla war raging in the two Boer republics, Kitchener employed sweep-and-scour columns, farm burning and a ...
Lord Kitchener may refer to: Earl Kitchener , a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850–1916), senior British Army officer, colonial administrator, and popular military hero
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