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  • Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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  • Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.
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serviceyears
  • 1851
Birth Date
  • 1832-09-30
Commands
  • Command of British troops in Second Anglo-Boer War
  • Commander-in-Chief in Madras
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
  • Commander-in-Chief, India
  • Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
  • Governor of Natal
  • Kabul and Kandahar field forces
  • Kuram field force
  • Commander-in-Chief of British forces in South Africa
Branch
  • 23
death place
  • St Omer, France
Nickname
  • Bobs
Name
  • Frederick Roberts
  • The Earl Roberts
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Birth Place
  • Cawnpore, British India
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1914-11-14
Rank
Battles
Years
  • 1880
  • 1885
  • 1892
  • 1895
  • 1900
  • 1901
  • 1904
After
Relations
  • Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC
  • Sir Abraham Roberts
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  • Frederick+Sleigh+Roberts
placeofburial
  • St Paul's Cathedral, London
Birth name
  • Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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  • Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.
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