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General Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - 13th Light Infantry British Army - 1860s

Birth name - Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Nickname(s) - Bobs

Born - 30 September 1832

Cawnpore, British India

Died - 14 November 1914 (aged 82)

St Omer, France

Buried - St Paul's Cathedral, London

Allegiance - British Empire

Service/branch - Bengal Army

British Army

Years of service - 1851–1904

Rank - Field Marshal

Unit - Royal Artillery

Commands held

Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Command of British troops in Second Boer War until 1900

Commander-in-Chief, Ireland

Commander-in-Chief, India

Commander-in-Chief in Madras

Governor of Natal

Kabul and Kandahar field forces

Kuram field force

Battles/warsIndian Rebellion

Siege of Delhi

Siege of Lucknow

Umbeyla Campaign

1868 Expedition to Abyssinia

 

Battle of Magdala

Lushai Expedition

Second Anglo-Afghan War

 

Battle of Charasiab

Battle of Peiwar Kotal

Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment

Battle of Kandahar

Second Boer War

 

Siege of Kimberley

Battle of Paardeberg

Battle of Poplar Grove

Battle of Diamond Hill

Battle of Bergendal

AwardsVictoria Cross

Knight of the Order of the Garter

Knight of the Order of St Patrick

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Member of the Order of Merit

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

Knight of the Order of St John

Mentioned in Despatches

RelationsFrederick Roberts (son)

Sir Abraham Roberts (father)

 

Wikipedia entry for him:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts

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