Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
British Army staff officer of the World War I (1864-1922) · Politicians · Died at 58
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Something wrong?Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet was one of the most senior British Army staff officers of the First World War and an Irish unionist politician. He served as commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, and then as Director of Military Operations at the War Office.
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Marlborough College, which Wilson attended as a boy
The Battle of Colenso, at which Wilson saw action, during the Second Boer War
The Staff College, Camberley, where Wilson served as Commandant
The Old War Office building where Wilson took office as Director of Military Operations
Wilson visited the battlefield of Mars-La-Tour where the French and Prussian Armies had clashed in 1870
Curragh Camp, scene of the Curragh incident
British troops retreating after the Battle of MonsAwards
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Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet was one of the most senior British Army staff officers of the First World War and an Irish unionist politician. He served as commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, and then as Director of Military Operations at the War Office. Wilson played a vital role in drawing up plans to deploy an Expeditionary Force to France in the event of war. He acquired a reputation as a political intriguer for his role in agitating for the introduction of conscription and the Curragh incident of 1914.
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