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General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, GCB, GCMG, DSO, TD (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
Feb 25, 2023 · Sir Ian Hamilton was a British Army general who had a military career spanning the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Despite being recommended for the Victoria Cross twice, he was considered too young on the first occasion and too senior on the second.
Sir Ian Hamilton was a British general, commander in chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the unsuccessful campaign against Turkey in the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I. Hamilton joined the army in 1872, transferring to the 92nd Highlanders and serving with them in the Second.
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Command of the Gallipoli operations was given to a British general, Sir Ian Hamilton. He was brave, sensitive and intelligent. But he was ill-suited for a campaign that demanded strong leadership and was probably doomed from the start; he was not able to inspire his commanders and never gained the confidence of his troops.
Eight years ago Ian Hamilton became Jan Hamilton - making headlines around the world as the first officer in the British army to transition from a man to a woman. Jan said at the time:...
Dec 1, 2000 · A biography of Ian Hamilton, chiefly famous for the devastating failure of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. In this riveting new biography, John Lee shows that this distinguished soldier in fact had a far more successful and influential military career than history has so far related.
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton was a senior officer in the British Army, who is most notable for commanding the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the Gallipoli Campaign.
