Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby
High Commissioner in Egypt
In office 1919–1925
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Reginald Wingate
Succeeded by	George Lloyd
Personal details
Born	(1861-04-23)23 April 1861 Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, UK
Died	14 May 1936(1936-05-14) (aged 75) London, UK
Spouse(s)	Adelaide Mabel Chapman, Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo
Nickname	The Bloody Bull or The Bull
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1880–1925
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Egyptian Expeditionary Force British Third Army V Corps Cavalry Corps 1st Cavalry Division 4th Cavalry Brigade 5th Royal Irish Lancers 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War Western Front Battle of Mons Retreat from Mons First Battle of Ypres Second Battle of Ypres Battle of Arras Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Beersheba Battle of Hareira and Sheria Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem Battle of Tell 'Asur First Transjordan attack on Amman Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt Battle of Megiddo Capture of Damascus Pursuit to Haritan
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Full list

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army officer and Imperial Governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and also in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine.

The British succeeded in capturing Beersheba, Jaffa, and Jerusalem from October to December 1917. His forces occupied the Jordan Valley during the summer of 1918, then went on to capture northern Palestine and defeat the Ottoman Yildirim Army Group's Eighth Army at the Battle of Megiddo, forcing the Fourth and Seventh Army to retreat towards Damascus. Subsequently, the EEF Pursuit by Desert Mounted Corps captured Damascus and advanced into northern Syria.

During this pursuit, he commanded T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), whose campaign with Faisal's Arab Sherifial Forces assisted the EEF's capture of Ottoman Empire territory and fought the Battle of Aleppo, five days before the Armistice of Mudros ended the campaign on 30 October 1918. He continued to serve in the region as High Commissioner in Egypt from 1919 until 1925, a position that meant he effectively ruled Egypt during this period.^[1]