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Horatio Kitchener, British army officer and colonial administrator, known for british army officer and colonial administrator, died on 1916-06-05.

Horatio Kitchener, British army officer and colonial administrator, known for british army officer and colonial administrator, died on 1916-06-05. Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, and his central role in the early part of the First World War.

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Horatio Kitchener is British army officer and colonial administrator.

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Horatio Kitchener

army officer and colonial administrator

British army officer and colonial administrator

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Horatio Kitchener, British army officer and colonial administrator, known for british army officer and colonial administrator, died on 1916-06-05. Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, and his central role in the early part of the First World War.
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