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COMMANDER // 1864–1925

Henry Rawlinson

generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1864 – 1925

187018801890190019101920Second Boer War · 1899-1902World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Battle of Rooiwal — April 11, 1902 · United Kingdom · Second Boer WarBattle of Delville Wood — September 3, 1916 · British Empire · World War IBattle of Flers–Courcelette — January 1, 1916 · United Kingdom · World War ISecond Battle of Cambrai — January 1, 1918 · British Empire · World War I

Active service 1902–1918 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 38.

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General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson,, known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet between 1895 and 1919, was a senior British Army officer in the First World War who commanded the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force at the battles of the Somme (1916) and Amiens (1918) as well as the breaking of the Hindenburg Line (1918). He also commanded the Indian Army from 1920 until his sudden death in 1925.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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