Kitchener | History & Facts | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Kitchener, city, regional municipality of Waterloo, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It is situated in the Grand River valley, 60 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Toronto . Founded by Bishop Benjamin Eby and settled by German immigrants about 1807, the community was known successively as Sand Hill, Ebytown, and Berlin before …
Horatio Herbert Kitchener | Biography, Death, & Facts
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Horatio Herbert Kitchener, British field marshal, imperial administrator, commander in chief during the South African War, and secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I. At that time he organized armies on a scale unprecedented in British history and became a symbol of the national will to victory.
Kitchener, Ontario - Wikipedia
WEBWebsite. www.kitchener.ca. Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changed its name.
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - Wikipedia
WEBField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (/ ˈ k ɪ tʃ ɪ n ər /; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a 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.
H. H. Kitchener summary | Britannica
WEBH. H. Kitchener, later Earl Kitchener (of Khartoum and of Broome), (born June 24, 1850, near Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ire.—died June 5, 1916, at sea off Orkney Islands), British field marshal and imperial administrator. Trained as a military engineer, Kitchener served in posts in the Middle East and Sudan before being appointed commander in chief ...
Kitchener – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBEat. Drink. Sleep. Nearby. Go next. Kitchener and neighbouring Waterloo and Cambridge form a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario. At the time of the 2021 Canadian census, the population of the city of Kitchener was 256,885 people and the population of the Region of Waterloo area was 587,165.
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1850–1916) | Encyclopedia.com
WEBAt the outbreak of the First World War, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, was Britain's most respected military figure. Yet by the time of his death two years later, his career was waning. He still stood high in the assessment of the general public but a good deal lower in the judgment of the political elite.
City of Kitchener
WEBLiving in Kitchener. Bylaws at home, life events, curbside collection and Kitchener Fire Department. Roads and cycling. Road closures, traffic calming, bike lanes and downtown bike repair stations. Bylaws and enforcement. Noise complaints and exemptions, pets, animals and full municipal code. Building and renovating
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - New World Encyclopedia
WEBHoratio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (June 24, 1850 – June 5, 1916) was an Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred to as Lord Kitchener. He first came to public notice when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles George Gordon in the Sudan.
Herbert Kitchener: The taskmaster | National Army Museum
WEBKitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief in India in 1902. He re-organised the Indian Army, merging the three Presidency armies into a unified force with enough troops for internal security needs alongside a striking force of nine divisions and five cavalry brigades.
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