Major-General Frederick Roberts

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Major-General Frederick Roberts was a distinguished British Army officer and later Field Marshal, renowned for his leadership in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and as one of the most celebrated Victorian military commanders.

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instanceOf British Army officer
Victorian era military commander
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Order of Merit
Order of St Patrick NERFINISHED
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter NERFINISHED
Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED
Order of the Star of India NERFINISHED
Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
birthDate 1832-09-30
birthPlace Cawnpore, British India NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral, London NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy statues in London and Kolkata
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED
Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1914-11-14
deathPlace St Omer, France NERFINISHED
era Edwardian era NERFINISHED
Victorian era
fullName Frederick Sleigh Roberts NERFINISHED
honorificSuffix GCB NERFINISHED
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militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
Major-General
name Frederick Roberts NERFINISHED
nickname Bobs NERFINISHED
notableAchievement led Kabul to Kandahar march in 1880
notableWork command in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
command in the Second Boer War
parent Abraham Roberts NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, India NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army NERFINISHED
serviceYears 1851–1904
spouse Nora Henrietta Bews NERFINISHED
title 1st Earl Roberts NERFINISHED

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Battle of Peiwar Kotal commanderRank Major-General Frederick Roberts