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Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl Of Cavan




The following January, 1916 , Cavan was placed at the head of XIV Corps , a command he held until March, 1918 , during which time he established a deserved reputation as perhaps the best corps commander on the Western Front. In March 1918 Lambart was formally appointed Commander-in-Chief of British forces on the Italian Front .

It was in this capacity that Cavan led the Italian Tenth Army which struck a decisive bow at the Battle Of Vittorio Veneto . The action which sounded the final death blow of the Austro-Hungarian Army towards the Close Of The War .

He was Chief Of The Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1922 - 1926 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1932 . He was among the very last Representative Peer s to be elected from Ireland .