John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army
- Lived
- 1852–1925
Updated September 2026
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About John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer.
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