Archibald Wavell, 1. Earl Wavell

Quotes

• “The beginnings of any war by the British ('still as Saxon slow at starting, still as weirdly wont to win' [The Old Way - Adm Ronald Hopwood]) are always marked by improvidence, improvisations, and too often, alas, by impossibilities being asked of the troops.”
• “I can only say that I have always believed in doing everything possible in war to mystify and mislead one’s opponent….”
• “No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.”
• “A bold general may be lucky, but no general can be lucky unless he is bold. The general who allows himself to be bound and hampered by regulations is unlikely to win a battle.”
• “It is in peace that regulations and routine become important and that the qualities of boldness and originality are cramped.”
• “A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never persuade his army that he is a good commander unless he has the real qualities of one.”

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Key facts

Monarch

George VI

Prime minister

Winston Churchill (1943–1945), Clement Attlee (1945–1947)

Preceded by

The Marquess of Linlithgow

Succeeded by

The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma

Born

Archibald Percival Wavell , ( 1883-05-05 ) 5 May 1883, Colchester , Essex, England

Died

24 May 1950 (1950-05-24) (aged 67), Westminster , London , England

Spouse

Eugenie Marie Quirk ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1915 ) ​

Children

4, including Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell

Allegiance

United Kingdom

Branch service

British Army

Years of service

1901–1943

Rank

Field marshal

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

Commands

American-British-Dutch-Australian Command Commander-in-Chief, India Middle East Command Southern Command British Troops Palestine and Trans-Jordan 2nd Division 6th Infantry Brigade

Battles wars

Second Boer War First World War Second Battle of Ypres Sinai and Palestine Campaign Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War North African Campaign Pacific War Malayan Campaign Battle of Singapore

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Wikidata facts

Image

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