LONDON STATUES - INTERNATIONAL
LONDON STATUES - INTERNATIONAL This isn't a definitive collection. There are other statues of foreign figures in London I've already covered elsewhere (not least the American presidents , so this mops up the rest, a smorgasbord of mostly military and political leaders (.... who loom large in their own national stories). FERDINAND FOCH (1851–1929) Marshal Ferdinand Foch was Supreme Allied Commander during the final year of World War I, coordinating the push to victory on the Western Front. A career soldier, he later played a key role in the Treaty of Versailles negotiations - though he felt Britain and the United States were too lenient on Germany. Undoubtedly one of the great commanders of the war, he became the first foreign soldier to be appointed an honorary British field marshal. His strategies are still studied today. Grosvenor Gardens This statue, near Victoria Station was unveile...