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Charles W. H. Douglas Military person

General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas GCB, ADC (17 July 1850 – 25 October 1914) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the First Boer War, the Suakin Expedition, the Second Boer War and World War I. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first three months of World War I but died from strain and overwork without having any meaningful influence on the outcome of the War.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 17, 1850
Birth place	Cape of Good Hope , South Africa
Date of death	October 25, 1914
Place of death	London

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