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Major-General Lionel Charles Dunsterville
Born(1865-11-09)9 November 1865
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Died18 March 1946(1946-03-18) (aged 80)
Torquay, Devon, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
RankMajor General
Commands heldDunsterforce
Battles/wars
  • Boxer Rebellion
  • North-West Frontier
  • First World War
    • Persian Campaign
    • Caucasus campaign
    • Battle of Baku
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Star of India

Major General Lionel Charles Dunsterville, CB, CSI (9 November 1865 – 18 March 1946)[1] was a British Army officer, who led Dunsterforce across present-day Iraq and Iran towards the Caucasus and Baku during the First World War.

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