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British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington

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Description:Chapters: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington, Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, William Saurin Lyster, Edward Brabant, Christian Ferdinand Schiess, Hans Garrett Moore, Richard Southey, Zachary Bayly. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC GCB GCMG (7 December 18392 June 1908) was a British general and Victoria Cross holder. Redvers Buller was born at Crediton, Devon, the son of MP James Wentworth Buller. After completing his schooling at Eton he was commissioned into the 60th Rifles (King's Royal Rifle Corps) in May 1858. He took part in the Second Opium War and was promoted to captain before taking part in the Canadian Red River Expedition of 1870. In 1873-1874 he was the intelligence officer under Lord Wolseley during the Ashanti campaign, during which he was slightly wounded at the Battle of Ordabai. He was promoted to major and awarded the C.B. He then served in South Africa during the 9th Cape Frontier War in 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In the Zulu war he commanded the mounted infantry of the northern British column under Sir Evelyn Wood. He fought at the British defeat at the battle of Hlobane, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery under fire. The following day he fought in the British victory at the battle of Kambula. After the Zulu attacks on the British position were beaten off, he led a ruthless pursuit by the mounted troops of the fleeing Zulus. In June 1879, he again commanded mounted troops at the battle of Ulundi, a decisive British victory which effectively ended the war. Buller's VC actionHis VC citation reads: In the First Boer War of 1881 he was Sir Evelyn Wood's chief of staff and the following year was again head of i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1060656We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington. To get started finding British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2010
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British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington

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Description: Chapters: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington, Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, William Saurin Lyster, Edward Brabant, Christian Ferdinand Schiess, Hans Garrett Moore, Richard Southey, Zachary Bayly. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC GCB GCMG (7 December 18392 June 1908) was a British general and Victoria Cross holder. Redvers Buller was born at Crediton, Devon, the son of MP James Wentworth Buller. After completing his schooling at Eton he was commissioned into the 60th Rifles (King's Royal Rifle Corps) in May 1858. He took part in the Second Opium War and was promoted to captain before taking part in the Canadian Red River Expedition of 1870. In 1873-1874 he was the intelligence officer under Lord Wolseley during the Ashanti campaign, during which he was slightly wounded at the Battle of Ordabai. He was promoted to major and awarded the C.B. He then served in South Africa during the 9th Cape Frontier War in 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In the Zulu war he commanded the mounted infantry of the northern British column under Sir Evelyn Wood. He fought at the British defeat at the battle of Hlobane, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery under fire. The following day he fought in the British victory at the battle of Kambula. After the Zulu attacks on the British position were beaten off, he led a ruthless pursuit by the mounted troops of the fleeing Zulus. In June 1879, he again commanded mounted troops at the battle of Ulundi, a decisive British victory which effectively ended the war. Buller's VC actionHis VC citation reads: In the First Boer War of 1881 he was Sir Evelyn Wood's chief of staff and the following year was again head of i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1060656We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington. To get started finding British Military Personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War: Redvers Buller, Samuel Lomax, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Thomas Upington, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release
2010
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