Louis Mountbatten

Biography

Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was a British statesman and naval officer born on June 25, 1900. He served as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command in World War II and oversaw the transition of British India to independence, including its partition into India and Pakistan. A senior post-war figure, he held positions as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff.