Person Open DS/UK/5352 Dorrien; Sir; Horace Lockwood Smith- (1858-1930); General; British soldier of of the BEF during World War I. Dorrien Horace Lockwood Smith- Sir 1858-1930 British soldier of of the BEF during World War I. Male

General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (26 May 1858 – 12 August 1930) was a British soldier of of the BEF during World War I. He commanded the British II Corps at the Battle of Mons, the first major action fought by the BEF, and the Battle of Le Cateau, where he fought a vigorous and successful defensive action contrary to the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief Sir John French, with whom he had had a personality clash dating back some years. In the spring of 1915 he commanded British Second Army at the Second Battle of Ypres. He was relieved of command by Sir John French for requesting permission to retreat from the Ypres Salient to a more defensible position. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 4/9/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 c202a1c5-41a0-46c5-8dac-6053d5c7237c