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Who was General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien?

  • A British Army General

  • An American Civil War General

  • A French Revolutionary General

  • A German World War II General

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General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien was a British Army General who fought in the Second Boer War and World War I. He is best known for his command of the British Second Army during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Smith-Dorrien was a highly regarded commander who was respected by his men. He was also a skilled tactician and strategist.
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