  general sir ian standish monteith hamilton  (16 january 1853 â 12 october 1947) was a senior officer in the british army, who is most notable for commanding the mediterranean expeditionary force during the gallipoli campaign. ==biography== hamilton was politically a liberal. he spoke english, german, french and hindi, was considered charming, courtly and kind. he appeared frail, yet was full of energy. he was twice recommended for the victoria cross, but on the first occasion was considered too young, and on the second too senior.carlyon, les. (2002). gallipoli, p.17. he was wounded in the wrist in the first boer war (1881) at the battle of majuba, leaving his left hand almost useless. his left leg was shorter than the right, as a result of a serious injury falling from a horse. different people came to hold differing opinions of him. prime minister h. h. asquith remarked that he had 'too much feather in his brain',[http://books.google.com/books?id=suv6rrc-oeqc&pg=pa78&lpg=pa78&dq=%22too+much+feather+in+his+brain%22&source=bl&ots=q_vblwyetc&sig=yyjswf4bc7u5ffdk42jrlgmfyjs&hl=en&ei=evnttjxddmbcnaegk4nraq&sa=x&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum
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