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COMMANDER // 1827–1917

George Burrows

brigadier general1 battle1 war

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18271917

185018751900Second Anglo-Afghan War · 1878-1880Battle of Maiwand — July 27, 1880 · British Empire · Second Anglo-Afghan War

Active service 18801 battle across 1 war; first command at age 53.

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Brigadier General George Reynolds Scott Burrows (1827–1917) was the commander of the British and Indian forces in the disastrous Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Although his tactics received criticism, he was exonerated and later promoted.

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