History and chronology of John Denton Pikstone French Ypres, 1st in Great Britain

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John Denton Pikstone French Ypres, 1st History of Great Britain


1852	Birth
28th Sep Ripple Birth of John Denton Pikstone French
1885	Siege of Khartoum
Khartoum Serves in Wolsey's failed attempt to relieve Gordon
1899	Battle of Elandslaagte
21st Oct Elandslaagte Fights at the battle of Elandslaagte
1899	Major
Appointed Major-General
1899	Siege of Ladysmith
2nd Nov Ladysmith Escapes from Ladysmith after it falls to the Boers
1900	Siege of Bloemfontein
13th Mar Bloemfontein Enters the capital of the Orange Free State
1900	Siege of Kimberley
17th Feb Kimberley Leads the flank march to relieve Kimberley
1900	Siege of Pretoria
5th June Pretoria Enters the capital of the Trans vaal
1902	Commander
Aldershot Appointed Commander of Aldershot
1907	General
Appointed General
1907	Inspector General
Appointed Inspector General
1912	Chief IGS French
Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1913	Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
1914	Battle of Marne, 1st
6th Sep Marne Joins in the battle linking the BEF with the French 5th & 6th Armies
1914	Battle of Mons
23rd Aug Mons French deploys the British Infantry Corps east & west of Mons on a 40KM front
23rd Aug Mons Orders are given to destroy bridges over the Mons-Conde Canal
23rd Aug Mons The German 1st Army suffer heavy losses but force the British back to the River Marne
27th Aug Le Cateau Driven back from Le Cateau
1914	Chief IGS French
April Resigns as Chief of the Imperial General Staff after the Curragh Mutiny
1914	Commander
Aug Appointed Commander of the British Expeditionary Force
1914	Mutiny Curragh
April Resigns as Chief of the Imperial General Staff after the Curragh Mutiny
1915	Battle of Loos
Loos The high number of casualties lead to French's dismissal
1915	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Home Forces
1915	Dismissal
Dec Replaced as Commander-in-Chiwf by General Haig
1915	Flanders
8th Jan Flanders The War Council meeting agrees French's plan for an offensive in Flanders
1918	Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1925	Death
22nd May Deal Castle Death of John Denton Pikstone French