Charles Kavanagh

Sir Charles Kavanagh
Pictured as adjutant to the 6th Yeomanry Brigade in 1899
Born(1864-03-25)25 March 1864
Borris, County Carlow, Ireland[1]
Died11 October 1950(1950-10-11) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1884โ€“1920
RankLieutenant General
Unit3rd Dragoon Guards
10th Royal Hussars
Commands10th Royal Hussars
1st Cavalry Brigade
7th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Cavalry Division
5th Infantry Division
Cavalry Corps
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant General Sir Charles Toler MacMorrough Kavanagh, KCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO (25 March 1864 โ€“ 11 October 1950) was a British Army officer who commanded the Cavalry Corps during the First World War, most notably at the Battle of Amiens in 1918.

  1. ^ Luscombe, Stephen. "10th Hussars". www.britishempire.co.uk.

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