John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone,, also known as Jack Seely, was a British Army general and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP fro
Caricature of Seely by Leslie Ward, 1905
Seely in 1912
Seely as Brigadier-general (1918)
Curragh incident
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The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland,
J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
…from 1923 to 1924. He was Secretary of State for War for the two years prior to the First World War, before being forced to resign as a result of the Curragh Incident. He led one of the last great cavalry charges in history at the Battle of Moreuil Wood on his war horse Warrior in March 1918. Seely was a great friend…
General Fergusson c.1926
Field Marshal John French
General Gough c.1900
Sir Arthur Paget, GOC Irish Command in March 1914