John Slade (British Army officer)

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Sir John Slade
Born 1843
Died 1913
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1861 - 1905
Rank Major-General
Commands held British troops in Egypt
Battles/wars Second Anglo-Afghan War
First Boer War
First Italo-Ethiopian War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir John Ramsay Slade KCB (1843-1913) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding the British troops in Egypt.

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Military career

Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Marcus Slade, Slade was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1861. [1] After taking part in the Bazaar Valley Expedition in 1878, he commanded a battery at the Battle of Maiwand in July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. [1] He served as a staff officer during the First Boer War and then became military attaché in Rome in 1887. [1] He also served as a staff officer assisting General Antonio Baldissera during the First Italo-Ethiopian War before becoming General Officer Commanding the British troops in Egypt in 1903. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Major-General Sir John Slade". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 1913. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Talbot 		General Officer Commanding the British Troops in Egypt
1903–1905 		Succeeded by
George Bullock
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