Neville Lyttelton
28 October 1845 - 6 July 1931
General Sir Neville Lyttelton
Place of birth	Hagley, Worcestershire
Place of death	Royal Chelsea Hospital, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1865 - 1912
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Second Boer War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Army career

Born at Hagley in Worcestershire, he was the son of 4th Baron Lyttelton^[1]. Hagley is a large village on the northern boundary of Worcestershire, England, near to the towns of Kidderminster and Stourbridge. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton ( 31 March 1817 &ndash 19 April 1876) was a British aristocrat and Tory

He attended Eton College and was commissioned in the Rifle Brigade in 1865. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own was a regiment of the British Army, and the first to use Military camouflage. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

He was fought at the battle of Omdurman. At the Battle of Omdurman ( 2 September 1898) an army commanded by the British General Sir Horatio Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah Lyttelton commanded the 4th Brigade and then the 2nd and 4th Divisions in South Africa between 1899 and 1900: he was involved in the Siege of Ladysmith, a protracted engagement during the Second Boer War. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 30 October 1899 and 28 February 1900 See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: He was Commander-in-Chief, South Africa from 1902 to 1904. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on

In 1904 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff: this was a new post created on his appointment; it was retitled Chief of the Imperial General Staff shortly after his successor was appointed in 1908. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS was the title of the professional commander of the British Army from 1908 until 1964 Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year At that time he moved on to become Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in which post he continued until his retirement in 1912. The office of Commander-in-Chief Ireland was the commander of British forces in Ireland before 1922 Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

Later career

He was a member of the Mesopotamia Commission^[2]. The Special Commissions (Dardanelles and Mesopotamia Act 1916 was set up to investigate the World War I operations in the Dardanelles Campaign and the Mesopotamian

He died at the Royal Chelsea Hospital on 6 July 1931. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a Retirement home and Nursing home for British Soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} www.thepeerage.com
2. ^ From: 'Appendix 1', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 10: Officials of Royal Commissions of Inquiry 1870-1939 (1995), pp. 85-8. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=16611. Date accessed: 12 August 2007.

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	Chief of the General Staff 1904 - 1908	Succeeded by William Nicholson
Preceded by Lord Grenfell	Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1908 - 1912	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Paget

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