John Nixon (Indian Army officer)
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General Sir John Eccles Nixon GCMG KCB (16 August 1857 – 15 December 1921) was a senior commander of the British Indian Army. He gave the orders for the ultimately disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during the First World War.
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Sir John Nixon | |
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Born | 16 August 1857 Brentford, Middlesex, England |
Died | 15 December 1921 (1921-12-16) (aged 64) St. Raphaël, France |
Allegiance | United Kingdom / British Empire |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Bangalore Brigade 7th (Meerut) Division 1st (Peshawar) Division Southern Army, India Northern Army, India |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War World War I |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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