Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I mb-code 42-31527877 Washington

Washington

together with the difficulties caused to British commerce and the distress of the Lancashire cotton mill workers

on their Releasement from the Tower

From 'The Narrative and Critical History of America'

Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I mb-code 42-31527877 WashingtonSir John French, Commander in Chief of the BEF, France, World War I, 1914 1915. Field Marshal French (1852 1925) with aides de camp at headquarters. He was the first Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. He was replaced by his deputy, General Douglas Haig, in 1915 and served as Commander of British Home Forces for the rest of the war. Stereoscopic card detail.