Nigel Bagnall - Citizendia

Nigel Bagnall
10 February 1927 - 8 April 2002
Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall Crown Copyright
Place of birth	India
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1946 - 1989
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards 4th Division 1st British Corps BAOR
Awards	GCB, CVO, MC

Field Marshal Sir Nigel Thomas Bagnall GCB, CVO, MC (10 February 1927 - 8 April 2002) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992. History The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War the Crimean The I Corps was a military formation, specifically a field corps headquarters of the British Army There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR 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 Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank 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 Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.

1 Army career
2 Later career
3 References
4 Further reading

Army career

Born in India and educated at Wellington College, he was commissioned into the Green Howards in 1946^[1]. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Wellington College, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English Co-educational public school located in the Berkshire village The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served in Palestine, Malaya, Singapore, Cyprus and Germany. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu was a federation of 11 states formed on January 31 1948 from the nine Malay states and the British Singapore Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In 1967 he became the commanding officer of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards^[2]. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992.

From 1970 to 1972 he was Commander Royal Armoured Corps in 1st British Corps^[2]. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC is currently a collection of ten regular Regiments mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments The I Corps was a military formation, specifically a field corps headquarters of the British Army

In 1975 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 4th Division^[2]. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Officer Commanding ( GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other nations to a General officer who holds a command History The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War the Crimean In 1980 became commander of 1st British Corps and then in 1982 he was appointed General Officer Commanding of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)^[2]. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The I Corps was a military formation, specifically a field corps headquarters of the British Army Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) General Officer Commanding ( GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other nations to a General officer who holds a command There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR He was Chief of the General Staff from 1985 to 1989. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Later career

He was also a military historian and fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Balliol College (ˈbeɪlɪəl founded in 1263 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, He wrote a history of the Punic wars published by Pimlico in 1990^[3]. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient Two months before his passing, he had a book on the Peloponnesian War published^[4].

References

^ Heathcote, Anthony pg 35
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Heathcote, Anthony pg 36
^ Bagnall, Nigel The Punic Wars
^ Bagnall, Nigel The Peloponnesian War

Contents

Army career

Later career

References

Further reading