Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) – the professional head of the British Army – from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.
Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, (born Jan. 29, 1860, Welbourn, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Feb. 12, 1933, London), field marshal, chief of the British Imperial General Staff during most of World War I, who supported Sir Douglas Haig, the British commander in chief in France, in urging concentration of Britain’s manpower and matériel ...
3 de nov. de 2023 · Sir William Robert Robertson is the only person in the history of the British Army to have held every rank between private and field marshal in his military career. Born in 1860 to a Lincolnshire family, Robertson began as a humble footman but decided against a life of servitude and pursued a career in the Army.
William Robertson FRSE FSA Scot (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793) was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. "The thirty years during which [he] presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history." [1]
Politicians, judges, and viceroys. William Robertson (Western Quebec and Upper Canada) ( c. 1760 – 1806), Scottish-born entrepreneur and colonial-era political figure. William Robertson (Nova Scotia), Scottish-descended merchant and political figure in Canadian colonies.
Who's Who - Sir William Robertson. Sir William Robertson (1860-1933) holds the unusual distinction of being the only man to rise from Private to Field Marshal rank in the British army. Having enlisted at the age of 17 as a Private, Robertson joined the 16th Lancers in November 1877, starting his remarkable ascent ten years later when he was ...
Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) – the professional head of the British Army – from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.