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    Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

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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.

  3. 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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  4. 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. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, Roberts joined the East India Company Army ...

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    Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the City of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts.

  6. Roberts, Frederick Sleigh (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts, field-marshal, was born 30 September 1832 at Cawnpore, India, youngest son of Gen. Sir Abraham Roberts, East India Company (EIC) army, and his second wife, Isabella, widow of Maj. Hamilton Maxwell and daughter of Abraham Bunbury of Kilfeacle, Co. Tipperary.

  7. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Bt VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE KStJ PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was one of the most distinguished commanders of the British Empire.

  8. Reference. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar. views 3,912,989 updated. Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar (kăndəhär´), 1832–1914, British field marshal.

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