Richard Pope-Hennessy
Richard Pope-Hennessy | |
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Richard Pope-Hennessy in 1927 | |
| Born | 18 August 1875 |
| Died | 1 March 1942 (aged 66) |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 4th Battalion, King's African Rifles 1st Bn, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 50th (Northumbrian) Division |
| Known for | Sotik Massacre |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Ladislaus Herbert Richard Pope-Hennessy CB DSO (18 August 1875 – 1 March 1942) was a British Army officer of Irish Catholic descent who served in both the Second Boer War and First World War. In 1905, he led a punitive expedition which resulted in the killings of 1,850 men, women and children of the Kipsigis tribe.