Gen Sir Horace Lockwood SMITH-DORRIEN GCB GCMG DSO ADC [20411]
- Born: 26 May 1858, Haresfoot House Berkhampstead HRT
- Died: 12 Aug 1930, Chippenham WIL aged 72
 General Notes:
Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, GCB GCMG DSO ADC (26 May 1858 - 12 August 1930) was a British soldier. One of the few British survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana as a young officer, he also distinguished himself in the Second Boer War.
He held senior commands in the BEF during the First World War. He commanded the British II Corps at the Battle of Mons, the first major action fought by the BEF, and the Battle of Le Cateau, where he fought a vigorous and successful defensive action contrary to the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief Sir John French, with whom he had had a personality clash dating back some years. In the spring of 1915 he commanded British Second Army at the Second Battle of Ypres. He was relieved of command by French for requesting permission to retreat from the Ypres Salient to a more defensible position.
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Other Records
1. Census: England, 8 Apr 1861, Haresfoot House Berkhampstead HRT. Horace L is recorded as a son aged 2 a scholar born Haresfoot HRT
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