Talk:Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend

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After reading both "On the Psychology of Military Incompetence" by Norman Dixon and "The Siege" by Russel Braddon, I intend a rewrite on this article, specifically the evaluation of Townshend. It would be a VERY negative view on Townshend, basically characterizing him as selfish and completely indifferent to the suffering and fate of the men under his command. Would there be objections to this view?

Regarding the note from above...not sure who the author is, so if you would like to chat, please let me know. I am not sure a wholesale negative characterization of Townshend is entirely accurate. A lot of factors need to be taken into account when judging his actions regarding the capitulation of Kut. Going back in time, if you had asked about his competence while achieving victory after victory on his way towards Ctesiphon, one might have gleaned an entirely different characterization of the man. Not to take away from the disaster at Kut, but I think one needs to review the lack of political and military support from India as an important factor in Townshend's decision to advance until his lines of communication were unsupportable. Pjlambert 23:03, 15 June 2007 (UTC)Pjlambert