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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Victorian era military commander ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit
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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
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Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1914-11-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | St Omer, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| fullName | Frederick Sleigh Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
GCB
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GCIE NERFINISHED ⓘ GCSI NERFINISHED ⓘ KG NERFINISHED ⓘ KP NERFINISHED ⓘ OM ⓘ VC NERFINISHED ⓘ VD ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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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
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command in the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| parent | Abraham Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom)
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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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