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      • Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (born Sept. 30, 1832, Cawnpore, India—died Nov. 14, 1914, Saint-Omer, Fr.) was a British field marshal, an outstanding combat leader in the Second Afghan War (1878–80) and the South African War (1899–1902), and the last commander in chief of the British Army (1901–04; office then abolished).
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  2. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time.

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      Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the...

  3. Career. 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.

  4. Apr 4, 2024 · Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (born Sept. 30, 1832, Cawnpore, India—died Nov. 14, 1914, Saint-Omer, Fr.) was a British field marshal, an outstanding combat leader in the Second Afghan War (1878–80) and the South African War (1899–1902), and the last commander in chief of the British Army (1901–04; office then abolished).

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  5. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time.

  6. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE KStJ VD PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century.

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