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Description: | General Charles Carmichael Monro. Unit: Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Death: 07 December 1929.
Charles Monro was born in 1860 and received a commission in the 2nd Foot, The Queen's in August 1879. After passing through Staff College, he saw active service with the Malakand Field Force, the expedition into the Mohmand country, the Tirah Expeditionary Force and the Second Boer War of 1899 - 1901 in South Africa. During 1901 - 1907 he served as Commandant of the Hythe School of Musketry, developing the concept of rapid aimed fire subsequently deployed by the British Expeditionary Force in the early battles of the First World War.
On the outbreak of war in August 1914, Monro moved to France initially as Major General in command of the British 2nd Division and then as lieutenant general in command of 1st Army Corps. In October 1915, he replaced Sir Ian Hamilton as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Gallipoli and immediately recommended that the peninsula be evacuated. This was successfully carried out with no casualties but his reputation suffered from his association with the withdrawal. After a brief period in command of the First Army on the Western Front, Monro was redeployed as Commander-in-Chief in India for the remainder of the War.
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Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Monro Western Front 1914-1918 Retreat from Mons 1914 Western Front Gallipoli 1915-1916 Battles of Ypres 1914 Charles Carmichael Dardanelles Ottoman Empire Gallipoli 1915 Battle of Langemarck 1914 First World War German Invasion 1914 Indian Army 1914-1918 Battle of Mons 1914 | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Vandyk C | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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