Lord Mountbatten was a British statesman and naval leader, the fourth child of Prince Louis of Battenberg.

Shortly after reaching Delhi, where he conferred with the leaders of all parties and… Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921).








Stilwell at the same time was chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek.

As well as Lord Mountbatten, Mountbatten’s teenage grandson and a teenage boathand also died in the attack.Another passenger, the Dowager Lady Brabourne, also died the day after. Louis Mountbatten, 1. markiz Milford Haven (1854–1921) – brytyjski arystokrata i admirał floty; Louis Mountbatten, 1. hrabia Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979) – brytyjski polityk i wojskowy, admirał floty, ostatni wicekról Indii i przedostatni gubernator generalny Indii Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten, British statesman, naval leader, and the last viceroy of India. Lord Mountbatten was said to have finally confronted her, and after an emotional showdown the couple reportedly agreed on an open marriage - as divorce was too much of a shame in the 1930s.
…its wartime loyalty by instructing Lord Mountbatten on Feb. 20, 1947, to prepare India for independence by June 1948.



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Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed supreme commander of the South East Asia Command (SEAC), and Stilwell was appointed deputy to Mountbatten.



We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II.During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied …



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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Mountbatten was fourth sea lord in 1950–52, commander in chief of the Mediterranean fleet in 1952–54, and first sea lord in 1955–59. Louis Mountbatten and his wife, Edwina, early 1920s.Louis Mountbatten speaking before the Constituent Assembly, New Delhi, Aug. 19, 1947.This article was most recently revised and updated by Check out Britannica's new site for parents! The British–Indian forces destined for Burma meanwhile constituted the 14th Army, under Lieutenant…

EARL Mountbatten’s 11-year-old granddaughter was given Valium to calm her nerves after escaping the bomb blast.



25 czerwca 1900 w Windsorze, zm. Lord Mountbatten was assassinated in an IRA bomb attack in 1979 in Ireland , that also killed his his 14-year-old grandson Nicholas, Patricia’s mother-in-law Lady Bradbourne and a …

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He had been married to Lady Edwina Ashley Mountbatten since 1922. He became governor (1965) and then lord Lord Mountbatten was a British statesman and naval leader, the fourth child of Prince Louis of Battenberg. Upon becoming naturalised as a British citizen, Prince Philip adopted the surname of his mother’s family, Mountbatten.To the Royal Family, Louis was affectionately known as ‘Uncle Dickie’.In August 1979, Lord Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland.His death was the result of a terrorist attack by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). History at your fingertips