Lord Roberts

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Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
field marshal
human
peer of the United Kingdom
allegiance British Empire
awardReceived Order of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
The Victoria Cross
surface form: Victoria Cross
birthDate 1832-09-30
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London
childDiedIn Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1914-11-14
educatedAt East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Roberts
fullName Lord Roberts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick Sleigh Roberts
givenName Frederick
honorificTitle Lord Roberts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Field Marshal Lord Roberts
knownFor leading imperial forces in India
leading imperial forces in South Africa
reforms of the British Army
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryConflict Indian Rebellion of 1857
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Boer War
militaryRank Field Marshal
nobleTitle Baron Roberts
Earl Roberts
notableWork command in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
command in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
command of British forces in the Second Boer War
occupation military leader
soldier
parentOf Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency
British India
Kanpur
surface form: Cawnpore
placeOfDeath France
St Omer
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom)
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
religion Anglicanism
titleHeld Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army

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Second Boer War combatantCommander Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts fullName Lord Roberts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Lord Roberts honorificTitle Lord Roberts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Field Marshal Lord Roberts
Baron Roberts namedAfter Lord Roberts
Baron Roberts titleStyle Lord Roberts
Siege of Kimberley relievedBy Lord Roberts
Siege of Kimberley associatedPerson Lord Roberts
Earl Roberts namedAfter Lord Roberts
Battle of Donkerhoek commander Lord Roberts
Battle of Pretoria commander Lord Roberts