Captain John R Slade RHA


"Captain John R Slade RHA who took over command of E/B Battery when Major Blackwood was badly wounded. He was awarded the CB for his role in the rearguard during the retreat to Kandahar. He later became a General and was C-in-C in Egypt 1897."
(Courtesy of the Royal Artillery Historical Trust, Woolwich)


Photo | C-in-C in Egypt


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