Bruce Hamilton (British Army officer)
| Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton | |
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 Gen. Sir Bruce Hamilton | |
| Born | 7 December 1857 |
| Died | 6 July 1936 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
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General Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton GCB KCVO (7 December 1857 – 6 July 1936) was a British Army General during World War I.
Military career
Hamilton was commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1877.[1] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1880 and the South African War in 1881.[1] He became Commander of the Niger Coast Protectorate Force in Benin in 1897 and took part in the Second Boer War in 1900.[1] He played a key role in the capture of Naauwpoort.[2] During the latter part of the war he was in command of the military columns operating in Eastern Transvaal,[3] and following the announcement of peace on 31 May 1902, he supervised the surrender of arms in that area.[4]
He became General Officer Commanding 2nd Division within 1st Army Corps in 1904 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Scottish Command in 1909.[1] He led the Army Command Home Defence during World War I.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ South African Military History Society
- ↑ "Latest Intelligence - The War" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 April 1902. (36754), p. 5.
- ↑ "Latest arrangements - The peace, military arrangements" The Times (London). Wednesday, 4 June 1902. (36785), p. 7.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Douglas |
General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1904–1907 |
Succeeded by Theodore Stephenson |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Leach |
GOC-in-C Scottish Command 1909–1913 |
Succeeded by Sir James Wolfe-Murray |