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Babington in 1900</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1854-07-31</span>)</span>31 July 1854<br /><a href="/wiki/Corstorphine" title="Corstorphine">Corstorphine</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">15 June 1936<span style="display:none">(1936-06-15)</span> (aged 81)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)">1st Cavalry Brigade</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bechuanaland_Expedition" title="Bechuanaland Expedition">Bechuanaland Expedition</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_Despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in Despatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Commander of the Legion of Honour</a> (France)<br /><a href="/wiki/Croix_de_guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France)" title="Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)">Croix de guerre</a> (France)<br /><a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_Savoy" title="Military Order of Savoy">Officer of the Military Order of Savoy</a> (Italy)<br /><a href="/wiki/War_Cross_for_Military_Valor" class="mw-redirect" title="War Cross for Military Valor">War Cross for Military Valor</a> (Italy)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <b>Sir James Melville Babington</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">KCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> (31 July 1854 – 15 June 1936)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> officer and a renowned leader of <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a>, making a name for himself for his actions in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was Commander of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Defence_Force" title="New Zealand Defence Force">New Zealand Defence Force</a> and one of the most respected British generals in the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in command of the <a href="/wiki/23rd_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="23rd Division (United Kingdom)">23rd Division</a>. After the war he was Commander of the British Forces in Italy. </p><p>General Babington's image was chosen by <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> and used by <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> to depict the fictional "Sgt. Pepper" for the album <i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i> in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Melville_Babington&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Babington was born in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> at Hanley House, <a href="/wiki/Corstorphine" title="Corstorphine">Corstorphine</a>, on 31 July 1854 to <a href="/wiki/Babington_family" title="Babington family">William Babington</a> (1826–1913) and Augusta Mary Melville (1832–1913), daughter of James Moncrieff Melville, writer to the signet. His ancestors were of the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Irish_people" title="Anglo-Irish people">Anglo-Irish</a> branch of the <a href="/wiki/Babington_family" title="Babington family">Babington family</a>. He was a cousin to <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Babington_(died_1972)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Babington (died 1972)">Sir Anthony Babington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1873, Babington was commissioned as a lieutenant in the <a href="/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers" title="16th The Queen's Lancers">16th Lancers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Liddell_Hart_Centre_for_Military_Archives_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liddell_Hart_Centre_for_Military_Archives-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> known as the <i>Scarlets</i>. From 1877 to 1880 he was Adjutant of the regiment, the future <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of the Imperial General Staff">CIGS</a> <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Robertson,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet">William Robertson</a> serving in the ranks under him.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1884 he accompanied <a href="/wiki/Sir_Charles_Warren" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Charles Warren">Sir Charles Warren</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Bechuanaland_Expedition" title="Bechuanaland Expedition">Bechuanaland Expedition</a>, where he was "honourably mentioned". From January 1889 to July 1890, Captain Babington was <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a> to <a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Wood_(British_Army_officer)" title="Evelyn Wood (British Army officer)">Sir Evelyn Wood</a> when the latter was commanding at <a href="/wiki/Aldershot" title="Aldershot">Aldershot</a>. This post was both a liberal military education and a marked compliment to the Lancer's ability: Sir Evelyn was known to surround himself with only the most capable of officers. Returning as a major to regimental duty, Babington succeeded to the command of the 16th Lancers in 1892. From 1896 to 1899 he was Assistant Adjutant-General in India. Returning to England he was Staff Commander of the Cavalry Brigade at <a href="/wiki/Aldershot" title="Aldershot">Aldershot</a>. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>, Babington commanded the 1st Cavalry Brigade. He took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Magersfontein" title="Battle of Magersfontein">Battle of Magersfontein</a> on 10–11 December 1899, in which the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces amongst heavy casualties for the latter. Babington was mentioned in the despatch from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Methuen,_3rd_Baron_Methuen" title="Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen">Lord Methuen</a> describing the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1900 he was severely criticised for his part in the battle of Koodoosberg. Richard Danes reports: </p><p>"So Macdonald’s plan failed. Not by any fault of his own, but purely owing to the fact that Brigadier-General Babington declined to hurry his cattle. <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts" title="Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts">FieldMarshal Lord Roberts</a> liked men who could move when movement was necessary, and the first thing he did on hearing of Babington’s failure was to supersede him in his command."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was regarded as an expert in the management and deployment of every sort of mounted troop,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he later gained many a decisive victory in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, earning himself a name to be feared among the Boers.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left South Africa in September 1901, returning to England in early October.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1902 to 1907, he was in New Zealand as Commander of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Defence_Force" title="New Zealand Defence Force">New Zealand Defence Force</a>, with the local rank of <a href="/wiki/Major-general_(British_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-general (British Army)">major general</a> while so employed.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also appointed honorary Colonel of the <a href="/wiki/5th_Mounted_Rifles_(Otago_Hussars)" title="5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)">5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)</a>. Returning to England, he was given the command of the <a href="/wiki/Lowland_Mounted_Brigade" title="Lowland Mounted Brigade">Lowland Mounted Brigade</a> from 1908 to 1913 and the Colonelcy of the <a href="/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers" title="16th The Queen's Lancers">16th The Queen's Lancers</a> in 1909, transferring after amalgamation in 1922 to be Colonel of the <a href="/wiki/16th/5th_Lancers" class="mw-redirect" title="16th/5th Lancers">16th/5th Lancers</a> (1922 to death). </p><p>On the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> he was given the command of the <a href="/wiki/23rd_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="23rd Division (United Kingdom)">23rd Division</a>, part of <a href="/wiki/Kitchener%27s_Army" title="Kitchener's Army">Kitchener's Army</a>. He was then described<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as "an elderly but fearless man who was universally popular". Under him, the 23rd became known as "a remarkably hard-fighting and efficient division".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was one of only a few commanding officers who saw to it that his men were properly kitted out, obtaining approval to spend £17,000 on clothing, and sending two officers to the north of England before the Division went overseas to buy 20,000 sets of underclothes and boots.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the war he was Commander of the British Forces in Italy. He retired with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">lieutenant general</a>. </p><p>He held the French <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France)" title="Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)">Croix de guerre</a> with Palm, and the Italian <a href="/wiki/Croce_di_Guerra" class="mw-redirect" title="Croce di Guerra">Croce di Guerra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Legion of Honour</a> and an Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_Savoy" title="Military Order of Savoy">Military Order of Savoy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Babington lived at Pinnacle Hill, near <a href="/wiki/Kelso,_Scottish_Borders" title="Kelso, Scottish Borders">Kelso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roxburghshire" title="Roxburghshire">Roxburghshire</a>, which his family came to through the Maitlands of <a href="/wiki/Penpont" title="Penpont">Penpont</a>. He married Eleanor Lawson (1868–1943), daughter of Thomas James Lawson of Veteran Hall, <a href="/wiki/Prospect,_New_South_Wales" title="Prospect, New South Wales">Prospect, New South Wales</a>. Their son, Geoffrey Babington (1902–1956), married Lady Anne Katherine Granville Scrope Egerton (1908–1964), daughter of <a href="/wiki/John_Egerton,_4th_Earl_of_Ellesmere" title="John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere">John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere</a>, and sister of the <a href="/wiki/John_Egerton,_6th_Duke_of_Sutherland" title="John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland">6th Duke of Sutherland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Melville_Babington&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty/individual.php?pid=I83638&ged=purnellmccord.ged">Genealogy page</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120728132045/http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty/individual.php?pid=I83638&ged=purnellmccord.ged">Archived</a> 28 July 2012 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, retrieved 25 August 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35398641">"Babington Chasing the Boers"</a>. The Examiner. 6 May 1901<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 July</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Babington+Chasing+the+Boers&rft.pub=The+Examiner&rft.date=1901-05-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article35398641&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Melville+Babington" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kitchener's Army: The Raising of the New Armies 1914 1916 by Peter Simkins</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMarinucci2017" class="citation web cs1">Marinucci, Steve (13 May 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://variety.com/2017/music/news/beatles-real-sgt-pepper-album-cover-1202425909/">"Who's the Real Sgt. Pepper? New Beatles Book Unveils Identity of Soldier Seen on Album Cover"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Who%27s+the+Real+Sgt.+Pepper%3F+New+Beatles+Book+Unveils+Identity+of+Soldier+Seen+on+Album+Cover&rft.date=2017-05-13&rft.aulast=Marinucci&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2017%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Fbeatles-real-sgt-pepper-album-cover-1202425909%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Melville+Babington" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Burke's Landed Gentry by John Burke & family, et al.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGazette24014" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24014/page/4101">"No. 24014"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>. 5 September 1873. p. 4101.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+24014&rft.pages=4101&rft.date=1873-09-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F24014%2Fpage%2F4101&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Melville+Babington" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Liddell_Hart_Centre_for_Military_Archives-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Liddell_Hart_Centre_for_Military_Archives_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BABINGTON.shtml">"Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives"</a>. 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London: Constable. <a href="/wiki/ASIN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ASIN (identifier)">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TCWACC">B008TCWACC</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=From+Private+to+Field+Marshal&rft.pub=London%3A+Constable&rft.date=1921&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB008TCWACC%23id-name%3DASIN&rft.aulast=Robertson&rft.aufirst=Sir+William+Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcu31924028003436&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Melville+Babington" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Melville_Babington&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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