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Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell

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British Army officer (1841-1925)

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Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War and then the Anglo-Egyptian War.

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Winchester Cathedral, memorial for Field Marshal Lord Grenfell showing his coat of arms: Gules, on a fess between three clarions or a mural crown of the first.[1]Winchester Cathedral, memorial for Field Marshal Lord Grenfell showing his coat of arms: Gules, on a fess between three clarions or a mural crown of the first.[1]The Battle of Toski, at which Grenfell commanded the British forces, during the Mahdist WarThe Battle of Toski, at which Grenfell commanded the British forces, during the Mahdist War

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Order of the Bath

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Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War and then the Anglo-Egyptian War. He went on to become Sirdar (Commander-in-Chief) of the Egyptian Army and commanded the forces at the Battle of Suakin in December 1888 and at the Battle of Toski in August 1889 during the Mahdist War. After that he became Governor of Malta and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland before retiring in 1908.

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Lived 1841 to 1925 · aged 83
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