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Charles Townshend

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British Army general (1861-1924)

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Major-General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, was a British marine and later soldier who led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia during World War I. His troops were besieged and captured at the Siege of Kut, which historian Christopher Catherwood called "the worst defeat of the Allies in World War I".

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Major General Townshend, GOC 6th Indian Division, and members of his divisional staff in Mesopotamia, 1915/1916.Major General Townshend, GOC 6th Indian Division, and members of his divisional staff in Mesopotamia, 1915/1916.Major General Townshend, Turkish regional governor Halil Kut and unidentified officers after the siege of Kut, 1916.Major General Townshend, Turkish regional governor Halil Kut and unidentified officers after the siege of Kut, 1916.

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Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

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deceased
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Lived 1861 to 1924 · aged 63
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