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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3rd Baronet, VC, GCB, OM, GCVO (4 March 1842 – 25 May 1921) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and then the Mahdist War being awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of El Teb in February 1884. He went on to command a battleship, the torpedo school HMS Vernon and then another battleship before taking charge of the Experimental Torpedo Squadron. He later commanded the Channel Fleet. He briefly served as First Sea Lord but in that role he "was abrasive, inarticulate, and autocratic" and was really only selected as Admiral Fisher's successor because he was a supporter of Fisher's reforms. Wilson survived for even less time than was intended by the stop-gap nature of his appointment because of his opposition to the

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  • Arthur Wilson (cs)
  • Arthur Wilson (Admiral) (de)
  • Arthur Wilson (fr)
  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson (nl)
  • Sir Arthur Wilson, 3rd Baronet (en)
  • Уилсон, Артур (адмирал) (ru)
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  • Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3. baronet Wilson z Delhi (Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3rd Baronet Wilson of Delhi) (4. března 1842, , Anglie – 25. května 1921, Swaffham, Anglie) byl britský admirál. U Royal Navy sloužil od roku 1855 a zúčastnil se několika námořních válek druhé poloviny 19. století, zastával též řadu velitelských postů v různých částech britské koloniální říše. V roce 1907 odešel do výslužby s nejvyšší možnou hodností velkoadmirála, ale o několik let později byl povolán do funkce prvního námořního lorda (1910–1911). Na tento úřad rezignoval po sporech s ministrem námořnictva Winstonem Churchillem. Znovu byl reaktivován v roce 1914 a do konce první světové války působil jako poradce na admiralitě. (cs)
  • Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3. Baronet, VC, GCB, OM, GCVO (* 4. März 1842 in Swaffham, Norfolk; † 25. Mai 1921 ebenda) war ein britischer Admiral of the Fleet der Royal Navy, der zuletzt zwischen 1910 und 1911 Erster Seelord war. (de)
  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson est un amiral de la Royal Navy né le 4 mars 1842 et mort le 25 mai 1921. Il sert durant la guerre des mahdistes et se voit décerner la Croix de Victoria après la première bataille d'El Teb. Il commande ensuite la Channel Fleet, avant d'être brièvement nommé First Sea Lord, puis conseiller à l'Amirauté durant la Première Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson (4 maart 1842 – 25 mei 1921) was een Britse admiraal die de rol van First Sea Lord kortstondig heeft bekleed. Hij werd onderscheden met het Victoria Cross. (nl)
  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3rd Baronet, VC, GCB, OM, GCVO (4 March 1842 – 25 May 1921) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and then the Mahdist War being awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of El Teb in February 1884. He went on to command a battleship, the torpedo school HMS Vernon and then another battleship before taking charge of the Experimental Torpedo Squadron. He later commanded the Channel Fleet. He briefly served as First Sea Lord but in that role he "was abrasive, inarticulate, and autocratic" and was really only selected as Admiral Fisher's successor because he was a supporter of Fisher's reforms. Wilson survived for even less time than was intended by the stop-gap nature of his appointment because of his opposition to the (en)
  • Сэр Артур Уилсон (полное имя: Артур Найвет Уилсон англ. Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 4 марта 1842 — 25 мая 1921) — британский флотоводец, адмирал флота, Первый морской лорд. Участвовал в Англо-египетской войне, в войне в Судане. Отличился в Битве при Эль-Тебе, за которую был награждён высшей военной наградой Великобритании Крестом Виктории в феврале 1884 года. Служил командиром нескольких военных кораблей, после чего возглавил экспериментальную торпедную эскадру. Был назначен командующим Флота Канала. Будучи назначенными Первым морским лордом, занимал эту должность непродолжительное время. Деятельность на этой позиции оценивается в общем негативно, существуют такие оценки, как «неинициативный, невнятный, авторитарный». В итоге рассматривался на этой должности как промежуточный исполнитель. С нача (ru)
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  • Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Bt (en)
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  • Tug, Old 'Ard 'Art (en)
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  • Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Bt (en)
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  • Swaffham, Norfolk, England (en)
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  • Swaffham, Norfolk, England (en)
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