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Charles Douglas

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Army officer

Lived 1850 to 1914 · aged 64
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General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas, was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the First Boer War, the Suakin Expedition, the Second Boer War and the First World War.

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The Battle of Kandahar, in which Douglas took part, during the Second Anglo-Afghan WarThe Battle of Kandahar, in which Douglas took part, during the Second Anglo-Afghan WarScene from the Siege of Mafeking, at which Douglas commanded the 9th Infantry Brigade, during the Second Boer WarScene from the Siege of Mafeking, at which Douglas commanded the 9th Infantry Brigade, during the Second Boer War

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas, was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the First Boer War, the Suakin Expedition, the Second Boer War and the First World War. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first three months of the First World War but died from strain and overwork without having any meaningful influence on the outcome of the war.

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Lived 1850 to 1914 · aged 64
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