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3 unusual facts about John Charteris


John Charteris

If authentic, this reference would pre-date Arthur Machen's The Bowmen—widely held to be the source of the Angels of Mons legend.

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Haig was later forced to dismiss Charteris after Charteris angered Lord Derby, then Secretary of State for War.

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A letter from Charteris, dated 5 September 1914, noted "the story of the Angels of Mons is going strong through the 2nd Corps".



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