John Slade (British Army officer)

Sir John Slade
Born	1843
Died	1913
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1861 - 1905
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	British troops in Egypt
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War First Boer War First Italo-Ethiopian War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir John Ramsay Slade KCB (1843-1913) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding the British troops in Egypt.

Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Marcus Slade, Slade was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1861. After taking part in the Bazaar Valley Expedition in 1878, he commanded a battery at the Battle of Maiwand in July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He served as a staff officer during the First Boer War and then became military attaché in Rome in 1887. He also served as a staff officer assisting General Antonio Baldissera during the First Italo-Ethiopian War before becoming General Officer Commanding the British troops in Egypt in 1903.