What is Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener?
{{Infobox military person | name = <small>[[Field Marshal]] [[The Right Honourable]]</small><br/><big>The Earl Kitchener</big><br/><small>[[Order of the Garter|KG]], [[Order of St Patrick|KP]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of Merit|OM]], [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]]</small> | image = Herbert Kitchener 1914.jpg | caption = Kitchener in 1914 | born = 24 June 1850 | died = 5 June 1916 | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | placeofbirth = | placeofdeath = | placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | nickname = | birth_name = | allegiance = [[United Kingdom]] | branch = [[British Army]] | serviceyears = 1871 – 1916 | rank = [[Field Marshal]]}} [[File:Kitchener-Britons.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|The iconic, much-imitated 1914 ''[[Lord Kitchener Wants You]]'' poster.]] [[Field Marshal]] '''Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener''' [[Order of the Garter|KG]], [[Order of St Patrick|KP]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of Merit|OM]], [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (24 June 1850 – 4 June 1916) was a [[United|British]] field marshal.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://auden.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I11979&ged=auden-bicknell.ged |title=Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCMG GCIE ADC PC|first= |last= |work=auden.stanford.edu |year=2011 |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> Born in [[Ireland]], Kitchener was Sirdar (British Commander in Chief) of the [[Egyptian Army]]. He defeated the [[Muhammed Ahmed|Mahdist]] rebels against Egyptian rule in 1898 and conquered the [[Sudan]] for Britain and (nominally) Egypt. He was chief of staff during the