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| birth_date = 11 May 1872 | | birth_date = 11 May 1872 | ||
| birth_place = Briceport, Kingdom of Vionna | | birth_place = [[Briceport]], [[Kingdom of Vionna]] | ||
| death_date = 11 March 1900 | | death_date = 11 March 1900 | ||
| death_place = Châu Ðinh, Ai Chi | | death_place = Châu Ðinh, Ai Chi | ||
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* ''[[Thu Bich Campaign]]'' | * ''[[Thu Bich Campaign]]'' | ||
* ''[[Soc Quang Campaign]]'' | * ''[[Soc Quang Campaign]]'' | ||
** [[Battle of Châu Ðinh]] | ** [[Battle of Châu Ðinh]] † | ||
| rank = Major General | | rank = Major General | ||
| awards = | | awards = | ||
| relations = * [[Stanley Brice, | | relations = * [[Stanley Brice, 1st Baron Brice]] (son) | ||
* Lady Lara Hawbeck (wife) | * Lady Lara Hawbeck (wife) | ||
* [[ | * Lord [[Eric Brice, 3rd Earl of Brice]] (father) | ||
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'''Walter Brice''' (11 May 1872-11 March 1900) was a military officer and | '''Walter Brice''' (11 May 1872-11 March 1900) was a military officer and nobleman that served in the [[Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army]] during the Ai Chi War. He was killed leading the Second Column of the Imperial Expeditionary Corps at the [[Battle of Châu Ðinh]]. He was widely considered a scapegoat for the high casualties during the battle as he was highly censured in the official investigation. He was the last [[House of Brice (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Earl of Brice]], the title having been dissestablished by the [[Court of Saint Romulus]] following his death. His line remains, holding the title [[Baron Brice]]. | ||
==Military Career== | ==Military Career== | ||
===[[Ai Chi War]]=== | ===[[Ai Chi War]]=== | ||
Following the [[Second Battle of Chari]], Lord Brice was gazetted as a Major General in the [[Imperial Vionnan-Frankenlischan Expeditionary Corps|Imperial Expeditionary Force]] and joined the IEF with three battalions of | Following the [[Second Battle of Chari]], Lord Brice was gazetted as a Major General in the [[Imperial Vionnan-Frankenlischan Expeditionary Corps|Imperial Expeditionary Force]] and joined the IEF with three battalions of rifles , his own personal retainers and a group of mercenary light cavalrymen from Wolfswood. He was immediately given command of the IEF's Second Column as its previous commander, [[Sir Horace Lindegard]], had taken command of the First Column and assumed command of the IEF as a whole whilst [[Sir William Sandoral, First Baron Sandoral|Lieutenant General William Sandoral]] was recovering from a shrapnel wound. | ||
===[[Battle of Châu Ðinh]]=== | ===[[Battle of Châu Ðinh]]=== | ||
During the Battle of Châu Ðinh, Brice commanded the Second Column of the IEF and made up the right flank of the Imperial force. | During the Battle of Châu Ðinh, Brice commanded the Second Column of the IEF and made up the right flank of the Imperial force. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:38, 24 March 2021
Lord Walter Brice | |
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| Born | 11 May 1872 Briceport, Kingdom of Vionna |
| Died | 11 March 1900 Châu Ðinh, Ai Chi |
| Service/ |  Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
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Walter Brice (11 May 1872-11 March 1900) was a military officer and nobleman that served in the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army during the Ai Chi War. He was killed leading the Second Column of the Imperial Expeditionary Corps at the Battle of Châu Ðinh. He was widely considered a scapegoat for the high casualties during the battle as he was highly censured in the official investigation. He was the last Earl of Brice, the title having been dissestablished by the Court of Saint Romulus following his death. His line remains, holding the title Baron Brice.
Military Career
Ai Chi War
Following the Second Battle of Chari, Lord Brice was gazetted as a Major General in the Imperial Expeditionary Force and joined the IEF with three battalions of rifles , his own personal retainers and a group of mercenary light cavalrymen from Wolfswood. He was immediately given command of the IEF's Second Column as its previous commander, Sir Horace Lindegard, had taken command of the First Column and assumed command of the IEF as a whole whilst Lieutenant General William Sandoral was recovering from a shrapnel wound.
Battle of Châu Ðinh
During the Battle of Châu Ðinh, Brice commanded the Second Column of the IEF and made up the right flank of the Imperial force.