Frederick Maurice (other)
Frederick Maurice may refer to: * Frederick Maurice (British Army officer, born 1841) (1841–1912), English general, son of the theologian * Frederick Maurice (military historian) (1871–1951), English general, son of the general born in 1841 * F. D. Maurice (Frederick Denison Maurice, 1805–1872), English theologian See also * Fred Morris (other) Fred Morris may refer to: * Fred Morris (bishop) (1884–1965), Anglican bishop in North Africa * Fred Morris (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1962), English football player for West Bromwich Albion * Fred Morris (footballer, born 1929) (1929–1998 ...

Frederick Maurice (British Army Officer, Born 1841)
Major-General Sir John Frederick Maurice (24 May 1841 – 12 January 1912) was a senior British Army officer, chiefly remembered for his military writings. Family and early life Maurice was born in Southwark, London in 1841, the eldest son of Rev. Frederick Denison Maurice, an Anglican priest, theologian and author, by his first wife, Anna Eleanor Barton, a daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Barton. He published several volumes on his father's life in 1884. Maurice was educated at the Royal India Military College, Addiscombe, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1861. Career Maurice served as private secretary to Sir Garnet Wolseley in the Ashanti Campaign of 1873–1874; in the Zulu War in 1880; was deputy assistant adjutant general of the Egyptian expedition in 1882; and was brevetted colonel in 1885. In 1885–1892 he was professor of military history at the Staff College, Camberley, and in 1895 was promoted to ma ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Frederick Maurice (military Historian)
Major-General Sir Frederick Barton Maurice, (19 January 1871 – 19 May 1951) was a British Army officer, military correspondent, writer and academic. During the First World War he was forced to retire from the army in May 1918 after writing a letter to ''The Times'' criticizing Prime Minister David Lloyd George for making misleading statements about the strength of British forces on the Western Front. He also later founded the British Legion in 1920, and served as its president from 1932 to 1947. Early life and military career Maurice was born in Dublin, the son of John Maurice, a British Army officer and military historian, and his wife Anne Frances "Annie" FitzGerald. He attended St. Paul's School and Sandhurst before joining the Derbyshire Regiment in 1892. His first overseas posting was to British India in 1897–98, during the Tirah Campaign. During this time, he served as aide-de-camp to his father, Major-General John Frederick Maurice. After a promotion to captain ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]