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John French

field marshalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1852 – 1925

1860187018801890190019101920Second Boer War · 1899-1902World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Battle of Elandslaagte — October 21, 1899 · United Kingdom · Second Boer WarBattle of Diamond Hill — June 12, 1900 · British Empire · Second Boer WarBattle of Paardeberg — February 18, 1900 · United Kingdom · Second Boer WarGerman invasion of Belgium (1914) — August 4, 1914 · Belgium · World War I

Active service 1899–1914 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 47.

Profile

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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