Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

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Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army general
Scottish nobleman
human
aristocraticTitle Earl
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
child Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair Cochrane, 13th Earl of Dundonald
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educatedAt Eton College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Cochrane
father Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald
givenName Douglas
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank General
Lieutenant-General
militaryUnit 2nd Regiment of Life Guards
surface form: 2nd Life Guards

Scots Guards
mother Louisa Harriet Mackinnon
nobleFamily Cochrane family
nobleTitle Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald self-linksurface differs
surface form: 12th Earl of Dundonald
notableFor Role in Canadian military affairs
Service as a senior commander in the British Army
Service in the Second Boer War
notableWork Advocacy for mounted infantry tactics
Siege of Ladysmith
surface form: Leadership in the relief of Ladysmith

Reforms of the Canadian Militia
positionHeld Aide-de-camp to King Edward VII
Aide-de-camp to King George V
Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria
Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade
Commander of the 3rd Mounted Brigade
Commander of the Canadian Militia
Commander of the Militia of Canada
Governor of the Royal Military College of Canada
residence Gwrych Castle
Scotland
spouse Winifred Bamford-Hesketh

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Cochrane hasNotableBearer Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald nobleTitle Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 12th Earl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald hasTitleHolder Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald