Edmund Allenby

The Viscount Allenby
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby
Nickname(s)	Bloody Bull
Born	(1861-04-23)23 April 1861 Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, UK
Died	14 May 1936(1936-05-14) (aged 75) London, UK
Allegiance	United Kingdom/British Empire
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1880–1925
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Egyptian Expeditionary Force British Third Army V Corps Cavalry Corps 1st Cavalry Division 4th Cavalry Brigade 5th Royal Irish Lancers 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War Western Front Battle of Mons Retreat from Mons Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Beersheba Battle of Hareira and Sheria Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem First Transjordan attack on Amman Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt Battle of Megiddo Capture of Damascus Pursuit to Haritan
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Full list
Other work	High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan (1919–25)

Second Boer War
First World War

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was an English soldier and British Imperial Governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and also in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine.

The British succeed in capturing Beersheba, Jaffa, and Jerusalem from October to December 1917. His forces occupied the Jordan Valley during the summer 1918, then went on to capture northern Palestine and defeat the Ottoman Yildirim Army Group's Eighth Army at the Battle of Megiddo, forcing the Fourth and Seventh Army to retreat towards Damascus. Subsequently, the EEF Pursuit by Desert Mounted Corps captured Damascus and advanced into northern Syria.