Harold Rawdon Briggs
| Harold Rawdon Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Briggo" |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army British Indian Army
|
| Years of service | 1915–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit |
King's Regiment (Liverpool) 16th Punjab Regiment |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (1937–40) 7th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–42) 5th Indian Infantry Division (1942–44) Burma Command (1946–48) |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in dispatches (3) |
Lieutenant General Sir Rawdon Briggs KCIE, KBE, CB, DSO & Two Bars (1894–1952) was a senior British Indian Army officer, active during World War I and World War II and the post-war era.
Field Marshal Sir William Slim said of him "I know of few commanders who made as many immediate and critical decisions on every step of the ladder of promotion, and I know of none who made so few mistakes".
Educated at Bedford School, Briggs was a U.S. citizen until receiving British naturalisation papers in 1914. He then became a cadet at the Royal Military College Sandhurst. In 1915, after an initial appointment to the Indian Army was cancelled, he was commissioned into the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and fought with the regiment in France. In 1916 he transferred to the British Indian Army joining the 31st Punjabis (which in 1922 became the 2nd battalion 16th Punjab Regiment), fighting in Mesopotamia and later in Palestine. In September 1917 he was appointed to command one of the 31st Punjabi's companies in the rank of acting captain, and was attached to the 152nd Punjabis in May 1918 in the same role.
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