Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen
| The Lord Methuen | |
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Lord Methuen, circa 1902.
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| Born |
1 September 1845 Corsham Court, Wiltshire |
| Died | 30 October 1932 (aged 87) Corsham Court, Wiltshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1912 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit |
Third Anglo-Ashanti War Second Boer War |
| Commands held |
Malta Natal South Africa 1st Division Eastern Command Home District |
| 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 Mentioned in Despatches |
Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DL (1 September 1845 – 30 October 1932) was a British Army officer. He served in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and then in the expedition of Sir Charles Warren to Bechuanaland in the mid 1880s. He took a prominent role as General Officer Commanding the 1st Division in the Second Boer War. He suffered a serious defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein, during which he failed to carry out adequate reconnaissance and accordingly his artillery bombarded the wrong place leading to the Highland Brigade taking heavy casualties. He was later captured by the Boers at Tweebosch. After the war he became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in South Africa in 1908, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal in 1910 and then Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta in 1915.
Paul Sanford Methuen was born at Corsham Court, Wiltshire, the eldest of three sons of Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen and his wife Anna Horatia Caroline Methuen (née Sanford).
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