Herbert Plumer - Definition and Overview

Herbert Onslow Plumer (1857-1932) was a British colonial official and soldier. After suring in Sudan and South Africa he was commander of the Second Army in Flanders during World War I, during which he won an overwhelming victory over the German Army at the Battle of Messines in 1917. He became High Commissioner of the British Mandate of Palestine in 1925 and resisted Arab pressure to reverse commitments made by the British in the Balfour Declaration. He served as High Commissioner for three years.