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Robert George Broadwood

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British Army general

Lived 1862 to 1917 · aged 55
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Lieutenant-General Robert George Broadwood was a British Army general. A cavalry officer, Broadwood saw service in the Sudan, in the Second Boer War, and in the First World War.

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Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of Osmanieh

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Lieutenant-General Robert George Broadwood was a British Army general. A cavalry officer, Broadwood saw service in the Sudan, in the Second Boer War, and in the First World War. He was killed in action in 1917, while commanding the 57th Division, having earlier been accused of lacking "fighting spirit" for his refusal to sacrifice his troops in attacks he considered to be hopeless.

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Dates
Lived 1862 to 1917 · aged 55
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