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)
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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)
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