Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Search results
Redvers Buller. Redvers Buller is remembered in rather negative terms because of his failures in the Boer War of 1899-1902. He has become a byword for military stupidity and out-dated attitudes to changing 19th century society. The photo of him that accompanies this biography shows him in the uniform of the King's Royal Rifle Corps into which ...
Nov 4, 2004 · FOR VALOUR. The VC General of the Boer War. General Redvers Buller was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his heroic actions in the Zulu War. But his distinguished career came to an abrupt...
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, VC, GCB, GCMG (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
General Sir Redvers Buller was the commander-in-chief of British forces in South Africa. Churchill personally directed the recoupling of the cars in an attempt to ram the blockade, and when that failed, he led a group of wounded soldiers to relative safety beyond a nearby trestle.
Name: Redvers Henry BULLER; D.O.B: 7th Dec, 1839; D.O.A: 28th Mar, 1879; D.O.D: 2nd June, 1908; Award: Victoria Cross; Occupation at time of action: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 60th ( The King’s Royal Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot; Book: The Complete History - Volume 1; Action/Grave Location. Sources & Acknowledgements
May 11, 2018 · Buller, Sir Redvers Henry (1839–1906). Soldier. Buller was a man of outstanding personal bravery, but his indecisiveness in high command cast a shadow over his later career. He took part in the Zulu War (1878–9), winning the Victoria Cross, and in the Gordon relief expedition in the Sudan (1884–5).
War becoming inevitable between Great Britain and the Boer Republics, Sir Redvers Buller left England on October 14th, 1899, to take supreme command of the British forces in South Africa.
