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Sir Abraham Roberts (father) Signature. 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 ...
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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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Popularly known as ‘Bobs’, Roberts was kindly, unassuming and courteous. His small stature and elderly appearance - he was 68 when he left South Africa in 1900 - probably increased the veneration he received both from the public and from soldiers. Likewise, public sympathy for him grew after the death of his only son, Frederick, in action ...
Saint-Omer, France. Death Date. 11/14/1914. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces of the British Army before the post was abolished in 1904. He entered into the military as a Second Lieutenant in the East India Company Army in December, 1851. Roberts is considered to be one of the ...
May 23, 2018 · Roberts, Frederick Sleigh (1832–1914). Field marshal. Roberts first demonstrated his talents as an army officer during the Indian mutiny (1857–8). During the second Afghan war (1878–80) he defeated Ayub Khan's army at the battle of Kandahar and was created baron of Kandahar in 1892. From 1885 to 1893 he was commander-in-chief in India and ...
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 . Roberts was Indian born, in Cawnpore (now Kanpur) Uttar Pradesh. [1] The son of a general from County Waterford in Ireland, he regarded ...
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