The Lord Nicholson | |
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![]() Field Marshal Lord Nicholson | |
Born | Roundhay Park, Leeds, England | 2 March 1845
Died | 13 September 1918 London, England | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1865–1912 1914–1918 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War
Mahdist War Third Anglo-Burmese War Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class (Ottoman Empire) |
Field Marshal William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson, GCB (2 March 1845 – 13 September 1918) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Anglo-Burmese War, the Second Boer War and the First World War. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff and was closely involved in the reorganisation of the British Army in the early years of the 20th century.