John Ramsay Slade
Sir John Slade | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1843 |
| Died | 1913 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1905 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 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.
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]
References
- ^ a b c "Major-General Sir John Slade". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 1913. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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