"So he was forced to tender his resignation, and then forced not to resign."
What are you on Keith?
You claim that the Paxman programmes backed your claims, yet it appears you didn't watch them.
Sigh......
Following the wrong shells fiasco, Kitchener tendered his resignation.
Having blown up his image as a hero following the Omdurman (described as an execution, not a) Battle, the establishment decided it would be too much of an embarrassment to allow Kitchener to resign, so they refused to accept it.
Rumour has it that they chose to 'off him' in Orkney instead.
I'm sure there are numerous cut-'n-pastes I could scoop up which cover this (if I were set on'the glittering prizes' as you appear to be) - but why bother - you can easily get your Ouija board out and ask one of your phantom historians - I'm sure one of the six might know.
Isn't it covered by your voluminous library of history books
'Nothing remains the same but change' as they say
Jim Carroll