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3 days ago · Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres.
5 days ago · The first Earl had acquired the family's great estates, but it was the fourth Earl's energy and acumen—manifested in his rebuilding of Woburn Abbey and his scheme for draining the Fens, as well as in the development of Covent Garden—which established them on a profitable and healthy base and provided the means of wealth that succeeding ...
5 days ago · Footnotes. Gentlemen of the Bedchamber 1660–1702, 1714–1837. One gentleman of the Bedchamber provided close attendance on the Sovereign per week. His duties included assisting the King at his dressing, waiting on him when he ate in private, guarding access to him in his bedchamber and closet and providing noble companionship, generally.
4 days ago · Master of the Horse 1660–1837. The Master of the Horse is esteem'd the third great Officer at Court, giving Precedence only to the Lord Steward, and Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
5 days ago · On 23 August, the Houthis, a Yemen-based rebel group, attacked a Greek-flagged vessel in the Red Sea, causing an oil leak and threatening an environmental catastrophe in one of the world’s most frequently used waterways.
5 days ago · World War II - Europe, Pacific, 1940-41: General Sir Archibald Wavell, whose command included not only Egypt but also the East African fronts against the Italians, decided to strike first in North Africa.
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3 days ago · Field Marshal Wavell was one of the most successful British Army commanders of the Second World War, often given the toughest assignments, usually greatly outnumbered and with few resources. In this short volume he shares the distilled wisdom on the qualities, mental, moral and political that are necessary for successful leadership.
