Charles Briggs (British Army officer)


Sir Charles Briggs

Sir Charles Briggs, c. 1922
Born(1865-10-22)22 October 1865
Died27 November 1941(1941-11-27) (aged 76)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1886–1923
RankLieutenant-General
Commands1st Imperial Light Horse
Mobile Column
Transvaal Volunteers
South Eastern Mounted Brigade
1st Cavalry Brigade
3rd Cavalry Division
28th Division in Salonika
XVI Corps
British Salonika Army
ConflictsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Lieutenant-General Sir Charles James Briggs, KCB, KCMG (22 October 1865 – 27 November 1941) was a British Army officer who held high command in World War I.