Charles James Briggs
Sir Charles James Briggs KCB , KCMG (born October 22, 1865 in Hylton Castle , Sunderland , † November 27, 1941 in Wickhambrook , Suffolk ) was a British officer, most recently a lieutenant general.
Life
At the beginning of the war in 1914, he became the commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in northern France. On September 1, 1914, he succeeded in inflicting heavy losses on the German 4th Cavalry Division south of Compiègne near Nery . In May 1915 Briggs took command of the 3rd Cavalry Division on the Western Front . In October 1915 he became commander of the 28th Division, which was used on the new front near Saloniki . From May 1916 he was finally commanding general of the XVI. Corps of the British Salonika Army under General George Milne . Briggs served as chief of the British Military Mission in southern Russia from February 1919 to May 1919.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Briggs, Charles James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British officer, most recently lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hylton Castle , Sunderland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1941 |
| Place of death | Wickhambrook , Suffolk |