Founder of Sandhurst, Maj-Gen John Le Marchant

John Gaspard Le Marchant was born in France in 1766, his father from Guernsey, his mother French. He joined the British Army aged sixteen and despite his family’s moderate wealth and lack of society connections, he rose through the ranks to become one of the most accomplished cavalry officers of his time. A master swordsman, he had seen how poor training with the sword resulted in numerous casualt...