Lord Roberts Of Kandahar V C The Life Story Of A Great Solider Illustrated Edition

Author : Walter Jerrold
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 111 pages
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Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786251633

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Lord Roberts Of Kandahar, V.C.: The Life-Story Of A Great Solider [Illustrated Edition] by Walter Jerrold Pdf

Includes 9 illustrations “As a leader of men in the field he is, I believe, without equal.” — Sir Alfred Milner on Lord Roberts In this excellent short biography of Lord Roberts, Walter Jerrold, tells the tale of his many exploits and victories across the British Empire. “Roberts won the Victoria Cross at Khudagani during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59) for repeated acts of gallantry, but first came to public notice during the Second Afghan War (1878-80) when he commanded the Kurram Field Force, leading it to victory at Peiwar Kotal in December 1878, and later the Kabul Field Force which occupied the Afghan capital in October 1879 following the murder of the British envoy. “Roberts also led his troops on the legendary march from Kabul to Kandahar. Despite the difficult terrain and the high temperatures he covered 280 miles (400km) in 20 days and hardly lost a man. In September 1880 he defeated Ayub Khan outside Kandahar and relieved the besieged garrison. “After the early reverses of the Boer War (1899-1902), Roberts took over command of the British forces in South Africa. From December 1899, together with his Chief of Staff Major-General Horatio Herbert, Lord Kitchener, he revitalised the British military effort. Kindly, unassuming and courteous, Roberts was popularly known as ‘Bobs’. His small stature and elderly appearance - he was 68 when he left South Africa in 1900 - probably increased the veneration which he received from both the public and soldiers. “On returning to Britain he was made a Knight of the Garter and created Earl Roberts. Despite a bitter rivalry with the Wolseley ring, Roberts was made the last Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, a position he held for three years until 1904.After lying in state in Westminster Hall, one of only two non-Royals to do so in the 20th century, the other being Winston Churchill, he was given a state funeral.”—NAM

Author : Walter Jerrold
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 268 pages
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Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V. C. by Walter Jerrold Pdf

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Author : Walter Jerrold
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 272 pages
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Release : 2014-02
Category : Electronic
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Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V. C. by Walter Jerrold Pdf

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Author : Walter Jerrold
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Release : 2014-08-07
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Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C. by Walter Jerrold Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.

Author : Walter 1865-1929 Jerrold
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 270 pages
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Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374367095

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LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR VC by Walter 1865-1929 Jerrold Pdf

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Author : Walter Jerrold
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Category : History
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Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V. C by Walter Jerrold Pdf

Excerpt from Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V. C: The Life-Story of a Great Soldier N 1881 a public speaker referred to Sir Frederick Roberts, as he then was, as the most popular man in England, and there was no exaggeration in the statement. The fame of the great soldier's triumphant march from Kabul to Kandahar was, of course, then fresh in men's minds. To-day, when the story of that march is nearly twenty years old, it has come to be the lot of the man who was its dominating spirit to enter, at an age when he might excusably have been looking towards the quietude of retirement, upon such a task as has not fallen to any other military leader of our time. The task which Lord Roberts has undertaken in South Africa is likely to make many readers wish for some slight out line sketch of his career, that they may have, in brief compass, the record of the achieve ments which won for, and maintain Lord Roberts in, the position of one of the most popular men of his time. Such outline is all this small book pretends to be. Lord Roberts has himself, in his fascinating volume, Forty-one Years in India, given us8 preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Walter Jerrold
Publisher : Franklin Classics
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Author : Field-Marshal Lord Roberts Of Kandahar V.C. K.P. G.C.B. G.C.S.I. G.C.I.E.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 457 pages
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Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782898412

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Forty-One Years In India - From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief [Illustrated Edition] by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts Of Kandahar V.C. K.P. G.C.B. G.C.S.I. G.C.I.E. Pdf

[Includes over 140 maps, portraits and illustrations] Field Marshal “Bob” Roberts was one the most successful and well-loved generals of the British Army, decorated and distinguished in many actions and holder of the highest award for valour in action the Victoria Cross. He fought and commanded in Abyssinia, the UK and South Africa to great acclaim; however the majority of his life was spent on service in India and Afghanistan. His history and that of the British Raj entwined from his birth at Cawnpore in 1832 [modern day Kanpur] son of General Abraham Roberts, until he left India in 1895. Only a scant six years of service experience could not prepare the future Field Marshal for the irruption of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, in which he was conspicuous for his bravery and won his V.C.. Almost half of his autobiography is given over to the actions that he was involved in during the Sepoy Revolt; such as the siege of Delhi and the relief of Lucknow. He served in the second Anglo-Afghan War with distinction and received the thanks of Parliament; and commanded the punitive expedition to Kandahar in 1879 winning the decisive battle of Kandahar in September 1880. By this time he was a pillar of the British Empire and one of its foremost generals, and served on with distinction for many years in the sub-continent. An excellent, well-written memoir of a legend of the British Empire.

Author : Harold E. Raugh Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 422 pages
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Release : 2004-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781576079263

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The Victorians at War, 1815-1914 by Harold E. Raugh Jr. Pdf

Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders. The Victorians at War*, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles, and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. Containing numerous maps depicting various theaters of war, this all-encompassing volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal fascinating facts about British and Indian Army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social backgrounds of the soldiers, diseases and wounds they fell victim to, and much more. This volume is indispensable to those wanting to gain information about the British Army during this remarkable imperial era.

Author : August Hermann Francke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
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Release : 1907
Category : Missions
ISBN : NYPL:33433082446505

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A History of Western Tibet by August Hermann Francke Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Books
ISBN : IND:30000132989637

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The Academy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Guthrie Marquis,Charles Frederick Hamilton
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 538 pages
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Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1376894637

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Earl Roberts, V.C., Lord Kitchener and the Great Boer War by Thomas Guthrie Marquis,Charles Frederick Hamilton Pdf

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Author : Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton,Charles Edward Doble,James Sutherland Cotton,Charles Lewis Hind,William Teignmouth Shore,Alfred Bruce Douglas,Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
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Release : 1897
Category : Literature
ISBN : UOM:39015020093798

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Academy and Literature by Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton,Charles Edward Doble,James Sutherland Cotton,Charles Lewis Hind,William Teignmouth Shore,Alfred Bruce Douglas,Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,Thomas William Hodgson Crosland Pdf

Author : Sir Spencer Walpole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
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Release : 1890
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : PSU:000023974593

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A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Sir Spencer Walpole Pdf

Author : Steven J. Corvi,Ian F. W. Beckett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 272 pages
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Release : 2009-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844688364

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Victoria's Generals by Steven J. Corvi,Ian F. W. Beckett Pdf

The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.