On 20 February 1895, Winston Churchill received his first command as a second lieutenant in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars. It was his own choice, as he finished his military education with distinction in the 20th rank. He had just lost his father on 24 January 1895. On that day, he lost an important support for his career, for in reality he was brought up by a wet nurse and from the age of seven was placed in boarding schools as was the aristocratic custom. For a long time his father regarded him as a retard because he had a speech impediment and his school performance was below expectation. Win...

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