Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Field Marshal, (1926). Artist: Unknown

Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Field Marshal, (1926). Artist: Unknown

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Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Field Marshal, (1926). French (1852-1925) was the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. He was replaced by his deputy, General Douglas Haig, in 1915 and served as Commander of British Home Forces for the rest of the war.

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