Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Eddie" |
| Born | 31 July 1857 London, England[1] |
| Died | 19 March 1934 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1877–1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Commands | 10th Infantry Brigade 46th (North Midland) Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo–Afghan War First Boer War Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major-General Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, CB, CMG, DSO, MVO (31 July 1857 – 19 March 1934) was a senior British Army officer. He saw extensive active service in many parts of world, including Afghanistan, South Africa, Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, Malta, Sudan, France and Ireland. He was the source of the "interview" with Kaiser Wilhelm II that was the basis of the Daily Telegraph Affair that weakened the Kaiser's political power in Germany. During the First World War he commanded the 46th (North Midland) Division and was controversially dismissed from the command of his division after the Battle of the Somme in 1916 due to the failure of his division's diversionary attack.