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Frederick Roberts

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'''Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Bt, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (1832-1914)''' was a British soldier born in India who joined the [[Indian Army]] as a Second Lieutenant in the [[Bengal Artillery]] in 1851. He served in the [[Indian Mutiny]] during which he won a VC at the [[Battle of Kallah Nuddee]]. He transferred to the [[British Army]] and took part in the [[Ambela Campaign]], the [[Abyssinian Campaign]] and the [[Lushai Expedition]]. He was given command of the Kurram Valley Field Force in the [[2nd Afghan War]] and later undertook the renowned [[General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar|March from Kabul to   Kandahar]]. He served as Resident at became Commander-in-Chief of the [[LucknowMadras Army]] and returned to Britain subsequently [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. He was in 1844direct command during the [[3rd Burma War]]. In 1892 he was created Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford and he left India the following year.
== External links ==
== Historical books on-line ==
''Memoirs and correspondence of Major-General Sir William Nott GCB'' by J.H.Stocqueler 1854 [http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre03stocgoogfortyoneyearsin00robe#page/n8/mode/2up Volume I], [http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre00stocgoog#page/n8/mode/2up Volume II1up ''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief''] by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 (archive.org)
[[Category:British Military commanders|Roberts, Frederick]]
[[Category:People|Roberts, Frederick]]

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