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Lieutenant General Sir James Moncrieff Grierson KCB, CMG, CVO, ADC (27 January 1859 – 17 August 1914) was a British soldier. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria An aide-de-camp ( French for camp assistant) is a personal assistant secretary or Adjutant to a person of high rank usually a senior military officer Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

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Biography

In the Army Manoeuvres of 1912, he decisively beat Douglas Haig, despite Haig having the odds in his favour. The Army Manoeuvres of 1912 was the last exercise of its kind conducted by the British army before the outbreak of the First World War Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO,

In the Army Manoeuvres of 1913, Grierson acted as Chief of the General Staff (CGS) for Sir John French. The Army Manoeuvres of 1913 was a large exercise in the Midlands in September 1913 Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC ( Douglas Haig noted in his diary, "Sir John French's instructions for moving along the front of his enemy (then halted on a fortified position) and subsequently attacking the latter's distant flank, were of such an unpractical nature that his Chief of the General Staff demurred. Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, Some slight modifications in the orders were permitted, but Grierson ceased to be his CGS on mobilization, and was very soon transferred to another appointment in the BEF. "[1]

Grierson died of an aneurism of the heart on a train, near Amiens at 7:00 a. m. on 17 August 1914. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year His replacement as commander of II Corps was Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien. The British II Corps was formed in both World War I and World War II. General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC ( 26 May 1858 – 12 August Grierson's body was repatriated, a practice allowed at that time, and is buried in the Glasgow Necropolis in PRIMUS 38 with his sister, father and mother. The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian Cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. These were full interments.

The Sir James Moncrieff Grierson prize for languages was later established at Sandhurst. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre

Medals and Orders

Publications by Grierson

Family tree

Below is a family history of Sir James Moncrieff Grierson:

George Lyon of Garemount, Dumbartonshire, born 25 August 1793; died 21 February, 1872; married at Falkland, 14 June, 1825, Jane, daughter of Harry HOPE of Millfield, Fifeshire, and had 9 children:

(issue 3) ALLISON LYON, born 12th February, 1829; married, 31 March, 1858, GEORGE MONCRIEFF GRIERSON, (Merchant), Glasgow, 2nd son of the (Reverend) JAMES GRIERSON, Doctor of Divinity, (Minister) of Errol, & his wife, MARGARET MONCRIEFF. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the George died 4th February, 1896; issue (3) three sons and six daughters:

  1. (Lieutenant-General) James Moncrieff Grierson, born 27 January 1859; a large, polished-brass plaque is located in the Glasgow Cathedral, dedicated to his memory,
  2. (Captain) George Lyon Walker Grierson, of Royal Horse Artillery, born 6 February 1861; educated at Glasgow Academy and Woolwich; entered the Royal Artillery in 1880, served in the Afghan[istan] War of that year (medal) and in the Bikanir expedition; went to India in 1891 and died of cholera at Lucknow, India, 19 October, 1892; a polished-brass plaque is located in the Glasgow Cathedral, dedicated to his memory,
  3. Jane Hope Grierson, born 2 February 1863
  4. Margaret Moncrieff Grierson, born 14 March 1865
  5. ALLISON Mary Grierson, born 23 January 1867; married, 28 April 1897, THOMAS HARVEY, and has issue a son, THOMAS BARNETT HARVEY, born 11 September 1899
  6. David Alexander Grierson, born 13 December 1869; died 9 January 1870
  7. Mary Hope Walker Grierson, born 14 June 1871; married 12 June 1895, JOHN TRAIL CARGILL, and has issue a daughter, ALLISON HOPE CARGILL, born 13 August 1896
  8. Jessie Moncrieff Grierson, born 13 April 1873; died 3 June 1877
  9. Robina Constance Grierson, born 31 July 1874. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently [2][3]

Further reading

The Life of Sir James Moncrieff Grierson by D. S. Macdiarmid (London: Constable, 1923)

References

  1. ^ Warner, Philip Field-Marshal Earl Haig (London: Bodley Head, 1991; Cassell, 2001) pp110–111
  2. ^ David Alan-MacGregor Grierson RootsWeb: GRIERSON-L Compilations on Lyon, Walker,Grierson families of Scotland
  3. ^ RootsWeb: GRIERSON-L David Alexander Grierson, & others

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