en.unionpedia.org

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, the Glossary

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time.^[1]

238 relations: A. J. A. Morris, Abraham Roberts, Addiscombe Military Seminary, Aide-de-camp, Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts, Aldershot, Ambela campaign, Anglo-Irish people, Arlberg-Kandahar, Arnold Lunn, Arthur Paget (British Army officer), Ascot, Berkshire, Austro-Prussian War, Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan), Baron, Baronet, Barrackpore, Bath, Somerset, Battle of Bergendal, Battle of Charasiab, Battle of Colenso, Battle of Diamond Hill, Battle of Kandahar (1880), Battle of Magdala, Battle of Maiwand, Battle of Paardeberg, Battle of Peiwar Kotal, Battle of Poplar Grove, Bengal Army, Berkshire, Black Watch, Bloemfontein, Bournemouth, Brevet (military), British Army, British Empire, British expedition to Abyssinia, British Indian Army, Buckingham Palace, Canterbury, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Cardiff, Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Collingwood Dickson, Colonel (United Kingdom), Colony of Natal, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, Commander-in-Chief, India, ... Expand index (188 more) »
Bengal Artillery officers
British military personnel of the Abyssinian War
British military personnel of the Lushai Expedition
British military personnel of the Umbeyla Campaign
British war criminals
Commanders-in-chief of Madras
Garter Knights appointed by Edward VII
Lancashire Militia officers
Members of the Madras Legislative Council
People of Anglo-Irish descent
Second Boer War concentration camps
War criminals of the Second Boer War

A. J. A. Morris

Andrew James Anthony Morris (born 1936) is a historian.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and A. J. A. Morris

Abraham Roberts

General Sir Abraham Roberts (11 April 1784 – 28 December 1873) was a British East India Company Army general who served nearly 50 years in India. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Abraham Roberts are Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Abraham Roberts

Addiscombe Military Seminary

The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Addiscombe Military Seminary are Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Addiscombe Military Seminary

Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Aide-de-camp

Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts

Aileen Mary Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts, (20 September 1870 – 9 October 1944) was a British peeress. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts are earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts

Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Aldershot

Ambela campaign

The Ambela campaign (also called Umbeyla, Umbeylah, and Ambeyla) of 1863 was one of many expeditions in the border area between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier of British India against the 'fanatics' at Malka, a colony of malcontents or bigoted muslims in the Yusufzai country. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ambela campaign are British military personnel of the Umbeyla Campaign.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ambela campaign

Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish people denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Anglo-Irish people

Arlberg-Kandahar

The Arlberg-Kandahar race (often abbreviated A-K or AK) is an annual alpine skiing event.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Arlberg-Kandahar

Arnold Lunn

Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn (18 April 1888 – 2 June 1974) was a skier, mountaineer and writer.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Arnold Lunn

Arthur Paget (British Army officer)

General Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget, (1 March 1851 – 8 December 1928) was a soldier who reached the rank of General and served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, where he was partly responsible for the Curragh Incident. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Arthur Paget (British Army officer) are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Arthur Paget (British Army officer)

Ascot, Berkshire

Ascot is a town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ascot, Berkshire

Austro-Prussian War

The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as Deutscher Krieg ("German War"), Deutscher Bruderkrieg ("German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Austro-Prussian War

Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)

Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan (غازي محمد ايوب خان; Dari: غازی محمد ایوب خان) (1857 – 7 April 1914) also known as The Victor of Maiwand or The Afghan Prince Charlie was, for a while, the governor of Herat Province in the Emirate of Afghanistan.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)

Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Baron

Baronet

A baronet (or; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (or; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Baronet

Barrackpore

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality on the northern fringe of Kolkata and situated in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Barrackpore

Bath, Somerset

Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Bath, Somerset

Battle of Bergendal

The Battle of Berg-en-dal (also known as the Battle of Belfast or Battle of Dalmanutha) took place in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Bergendal

Battle of Charasiab

The Battle of Charasiab was fought on 6 October 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between British and Indian troops against Afghan regular forces and tribesmen.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Charasiab

Battle of Colenso

The Battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Colenso

Battle of Diamond Hill

The Battle of Diamond Hill (Donkerhoek) was an engagement of the Second Boer War that took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 in central Transvaal.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Diamond Hill

Battle of Kandahar (1880)

The Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Kandahar (1880)

Battle of Magdala

The Battle of Magdala was the conclusion of the British Expedition to Abyssinia fought in April 1868 between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala, from the Red Sea coast.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Magdala

Battle of Maiwand

The Battle of Maiwand (Dari: نبرد میوند, Pashto: د ميوند جگړه), fought on 27 July 1880, was one of the principal battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Maiwand

Battle of Paardeberg

The Battle of Paardeberg or Perdeberg ("Horse Mountain", 18–27 February 1900) was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Paardeberg

Battle of Peiwar Kotal

The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was fought on 2 December 1878 between British forces under Major General Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan, during the opening stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Peiwar Kotal

Battle of Poplar Grove

The Battle of Poplar Grove (Afrikaans: Slag van Abrahamskraal) was an incident on 7 March 1900 during the Second Boer War in South Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Battle of Poplar Grove

Bengal Army

The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Bengal Army

Berkshire

The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Berkshire

Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Black Watch

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Bloemfontein are second Boer War concentration camps.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Bloemfontein

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Bournemouth

Brevet (military)

In the military, a brevet is a warrant that gives a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward, but which may not confer the authority and privileges of real rank.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Brevet (military)

British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and British Army

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and British Empire

British expedition to Abyssinia

The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia).

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and British expedition to Abyssinia

British Indian Army

The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of the British Indian Empire until 1947.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and British Indian Army

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is a royal residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Buckingham Palace

Canterbury

Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Canterbury

Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Cardiff

Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde

Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, (20 October 1792– 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde are British Commanders-in-Chief of India, British field marshals, British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde

Collingwood Dickson

General Sir Collingwood Dickson (20 November 1817 – 28 November 1904) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Collingwood Dickson are Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Collingwood Dickson

Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colony of Natal

The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Colony of Natal

Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa

The Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa was the title of the British Army general who held command of British forces during the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa

Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was (intermittently) the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 (the English Army, founded in 1645, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army, incorporating existing Scottish regiments) and of the British Army from 1707 until 1904.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Commander-in-Chief, India

During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief in or of India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Commander-in-Chief, India

Commander-in-Chief, Ireland

Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, was title of the commander of the British forces in Ireland before 1922.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland

Commando

Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are picturedA commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Commando

County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and County Tipperary

County Waterford

County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and County Waterford

Crans-Montana

Crans-Montana is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Crans-Montana

Croydon

Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Croydon

Curragh incident

The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Curragh incident

Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Dover

Downhill (ski competition)

Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Downhill (ski competition)

Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Dublin

Duke of York's Royal Military School

The Duke of York's Royal Military School, more commonly known as the Duke of York's, is a co-educational academy (for students aged 11 to 18) with military traditions in Guston, Kent.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Duke of York's Royal Military School

Earl

Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Earl

Earl Roberts

Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the City of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Earl Roberts

East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and East India Company

East Yorkshire Regiment

The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and East Yorkshire Regiment

Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Edinburgh

Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Edward VII are British field marshals, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knights of St Patrick, members of the Privy Council of Ireland and peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Edward VII

Englemere House

Englemere House is a large country house near Ascot in Berkshire.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Englemere House

Equestrian statue of the Earl Roberts, London

The equestrian statue of the Earl Roberts is an outdoor sculpture of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts by Harry Bates, installed at Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Equestrian statue of the Earl Roberts, London

Esher Report

The Esher Report of 1904, issued by a committee chaired by Lord Esher, recommended radical reform of the British Army, such as the creation of an Army Council, General Staff and Chief of the General Staff and the abolition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Esher Report

Eton College

Eton College is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Eton College

Field marshal (United Kingdom)

Field marshal (FM) has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Field marshal (United Kingdom) are British field marshals.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Field marshal (United Kingdom)

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France (Honore Bonnet) and the USA (Bob Beattie).

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Franco-Prussian War

Frederick Roberts (VC, born 1872)

Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC (8 January 1872 – 17 December 1899) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Frederick Roberts (VC, born 1872) are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Frederick Roberts (VC, born 1872)

Frederick Russell Burnham

Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Frederick Russell Burnham

Free Trade Hall

The Free Trade Hall on Peter Street, Manchester, England, was constructed in 1853–56 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Free Trade Hall

Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Freedom of the City

Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, (4 June 183325 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley are British field marshals, British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Burials at St Paul's Cathedral, Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knights of St Patrick, members of the Order of Merit, members of the Privy Council of Ireland and peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and General (United Kingdom)

General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and General officer

George Francis Robert Henderson

Colonel George Francis Robert Henderson, CB (2 June 1854 – 5 March 1903) was a British Army officer and author best known for writing Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War (1898). Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George Francis Robert Henderson are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George Francis Robert Henderson

George Richardson (Indian Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir George Lloyd Reilly Richardson (20 September 1847 – 9 April 1931) was an officer in the British Indian Army from 1866 to 1909. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George Richardson (Indian Army officer) are British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George Richardson (Indian Army officer)

George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George V are British field marshals, members of the Privy Council of Ireland and peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George V

George White (British Army officer)

Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, (6 July 1835 – 24 June 1912) was an officer of the British Army. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George White (British Army officer) are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British Commanders-in-Chief of India, British field marshals, British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Irish knights, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, members of the Council of the Governor General of India and members of the Order of Merit.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and George White (British Army officer)

German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and German Empire

Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Glasgow

Gloucestershire Regiment

The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Gloucestershire Regiment

Government of Ireland Act 1914

The Government of Ireland Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 90), also known as the Home Rule Act, and before enactment as the Third Home Rule Bill, was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to provide home rule (self-government within the United Kingdom) for Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Government of Ireland Act 1914

Governor

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Governor

H. H. Asquith

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and H. H. Asquith are British people of World War I and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and H. H. Asquith

Harry Bates (sculptor)

Harry Bates (26 April 1850 – 30 January 1899) was a British sculptor.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Harry Bates (sculptor)

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British Commanders-in-Chief of India, British field marshals, British war criminals, Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England, Irish knights, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knights of St Patrick, Lancashire Militia officers, members of the Council of the Governor General of India, members of the Order of Merit, peers created by Edward VII, peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria, second Boer War concentration camps and war criminals of the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Herbert Macpherson

Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson (22 January 1827 – 20 October 1886) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Herbert Macpherson are British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War and Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Herbert Macpherson

History of skiing

Skiing, or traveling over snow on skis, has a history of at least eight millennia.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and History of skiing

Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London (at grid reference). It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and the Beating Retreat.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Horse Guards Parade

Hubert Gough

General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough (12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Hubert Gough are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and people of Anglo-Irish descent.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Hubert Gough

Ian Hamilton (British Army officer)

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ian Hamilton (British Army officer) are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and Lancashire Militia officers.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ian Hamilton (British Army officer)

Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Indian Rebellion of 1857

Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ireland

Irish Guards

The Irish Guards (IG) is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Irish Guards

J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone

John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, (31 May 1868 – 7 November 1947), also known as Jack Seely, was a British Army general and politician. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone

John Adam Cramb

John Adam Cramb (4 May 1862 – October 1913) was a Scottish historian and fervent patriot.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John Adam Cramb

John Bright

John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John Bright

John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John French, 1st Earl of Ypres are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British field marshals, Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knights of St Patrick, members of the Order of Merit and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

John Nicholson (East India Company officer)

Brigadier General John Nicholson, (11 December 1822 – 23 September 1857) was an Anglo-Irish military officer who rose to prominence during his career in British India.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John Nicholson (East India Company officer)

John Terraine

John Alfred Terraine, FRHistS (15 January 1921 – 28 December 2003, The Independent, 23 January 2004) was an English military historian and TV screenwriter.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and John Terraine

Kabul

Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kabul

Kabul Field Force

The Kabul Field Force was a field force created in September 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, under the command of General Frederick Roberts.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kabul Field Force

Kandahar

Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kandahar

Kandahar Ski Club

The Kandahar Ski Club was founded by Arnold Lunn and other British skiersAmongst these was Andrew Irvine who would lose his life a few months later with George Mallory in their attempt to ascend Everest.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kandahar Ski Club

Kanpur

Kanpur, formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large industrial city located in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kanpur

Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kelvingrove Park

Khudaganj

Khudaganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehsil Tilhar Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Khudaganj

Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kolkata

Kurram Valley Field Force

The Kurram Valley Field Force was a British military formation during the first phase of the Second Afghan War, 1878–79.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Kurram Valley Field Force

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and KwaZulu-Natal

Larkhill

Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Larkhill

Lee–Enfield

The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the standard service rifle of the British Armed Forces from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lee–Enfield

Leo Amery

Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery (22 November 1873 – 16 September 1955), also known as L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative politician and journalist. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Leo Amery are British people of World War I and Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Leo Amery

Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lieutenant general

Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Liverpool

London Regiment (1908–1938)

The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921).

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and London Regiment (1908–1938)

London, Ontario

London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and London, Ontario

Lushai Expedition

The British Indian Army Lushai Expedition of 1871 to 1872 was a punitive incursion under the command of Generals Brownlow and Bourchier.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lushai Expedition

Lying in state

Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a deceased official, such as a head of state, is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Lying in state

Madras Army

The Madras Army was the army of the Presidency of Madras, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Madras Army

Maidan (Kolkata)

Maidan (ময়দান) is a large urban area containing vast urban green space, parks, playgrounds and several public venues in the center of Kolkata, India.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Maidan (Kolkata)

Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Major (rank)

Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Major (United Kingdom)

Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Major general

Major general (United Kingdom)

Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Major general (United Kingdom)

Manitoba

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Manitoba

Master Gunner, St James's Park

The appointment of Master Gunner, St James's Park, goes back to 1678 and has generally been held by a senior officer in the Royal Artillery.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Master Gunner, St James's Park

Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Mentioned in dispatches

Mount Roberts (Rossland Range)

Mount Roberts is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Mount Roberts (Rossland Range)

Nashik Road

Nashik Road (sometimes referred to as Nasik Road) is a suburb of Nashik that contains the city's railway station.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Nashik Road

National Army Museum

The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Army Museum

National Portrait Gallery, London

The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Portrait Gallery, London

National Reserve (United Kingdom)

The National Reserve was created in 1910 as a means of retaining the option to call on the services of ex-military personnel to augment the regular and auxiliary military forces of the United Kingdom in the event of a major war.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Reserve (United Kingdom)

National Service League

The National Service League (NSL) was a British pressure group founded in February 1902 to campaign for the introduction of compulsory military training in Great Britain, in order to protect the country against invasion, particularly from Germany.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Service League

National Shooting Centre

The National Shooting Centre is the UK's largest shooting sports complex, comprising several shooting ranges as well as the large Bisley Camp complex of accommodation, clubhouses and support services.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Shooting Centre

National Small-bore Rifle Association

The National Small-bore Rifle Association (NSRA) is the national governing body for all small-bore rifle and pistol target shooting in the United Kingdom, including airgun and match crossbow shooting.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and National Small-bore Rifle Association

Neville Bowles Chamberlain

Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain (10 January 1820 – 18 February 1902) was a distinguished British military officer in British India. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Neville Bowles Chamberlain are British field marshals, British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, British military personnel of the Umbeyla Campaign, commanders-in-chief of Madras, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and members of the Madras Legislative Council.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Neville Bowles Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain (police officer)

Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain (13 January 1856 – 28 May 1944) was an officer in the British Indian Army.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Neville Chamberlain (police officer)

Neville Lyttelton

General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton, (28 October 1845 – 6 July 1931) was a British Army officer from the Lyttelton family who served against the Fenian Raids, and in the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War and the Second Boer War. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Neville Lyttelton are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Neville Lyttelton

North Somerset Yeomanry

The North Somerset Yeomanry was a part-time cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1798 to 1967.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and North Somerset Yeomanry

Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ontario

Orange Free State

The Orange Free State (Oranje Vrijstaat; Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Orange Free State

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit (Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and order of Merit are members of the Order of Merit.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of Merit

Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedicated to St John the Baptist.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

Order of St Patrick

The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and order of St Patrick are Knights of St Patrick.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of St Patrick

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of the Bath

Order of the Black Eagle

The Order of the Black Eagle (Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of the Black Eagle

Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of the Garter

Order of the Indian Empire

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of the Indian Empire

Order of the Star of India

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Order of the Star of India

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Parliament of the United Kingdom

Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari

Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari (4 July 1841 – 3 September 1879) was a British soldier and military administrator. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari are British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari

Piet Cronjé

Pieter Arnoldus "Piet" Cronjé (4 October 1836 – 4 February 1911) was a South African Boer general during the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1880–1881 and 1899–1902.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Piet Cronjé

Pilgrims Society

The Pilgrims Society, founded on 16 July 1902 by Sir Harry Brittain KBE CMG, is a British-American society established, in the words of American diplomat Joseph Choate, 'to promote good-will, good-fellowship, and everlasting peace between the United States and Great Britain'.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Pilgrims Society

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Pneumonia

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Portsmouth

Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Presidencies and provinces of British India

Pretoria

Pretoria, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Pretoria

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942) was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn are British field marshals, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights of St Patrick, members of the Privy Council of Ireland and peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

QF 18-pounder gun

The Ordnance QF 18-pounder,British military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War-era.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and QF 18-pounder gun

Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Queen Victoria

Redvers Buller

General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Redvers Buller are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Redvers Buller

Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher

Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, (30 June 1852 – 22 January 1930) was a British historian and Liberal Party politician, although his greatest influence over military and foreign affairs was as a courtier, member of public committees and behind-the-scenes "fixer", or rather éminence grise.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher

Relief

Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Relief

Remainder (law)

In property law of the United Kingdom and the United States and other common law countries, a remainder is a future interest given to a person (who is referred to as the transferee or remainderman) that is capable of becoming possessory upon the natural end of a prior estate created by the same instrument.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Remainder (law)

Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) was an English Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Richard Cobden

Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane

Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane

RMS Dunottar Castle

RMS Dunottar Castle was a Royal Mail Ship that went into service with the Castle Line (and its successor, the Union-Castle Line) in 1890 on the passenger and mail service between Britain and South Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and RMS Dunottar Castle

Robert Biddulph (British Army officer)

General Sir Robert Biddulph, (26 August 1835 – 18 November 1918) was a senior British Army officer. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Robert Biddulph (British Army officer) are British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Robert Biddulph (British Army officer)

Robertsganj

Robertsganj (rŏbartsganj) also known as Sonbhadra City (sōnbhadra nagar) is a city and a municipal board in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Robertsganj

Royal Academy of Arts

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly in London, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Artillery

Royal Garrison Artillery

The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA).

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Garrison Artillery

Royal Hospital Kilmainham

The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann) in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a former 17th-century hospital at Kilmainham in Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Royal Military College, Sandhurst

The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Royal Scottish Geographical Society

The Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) is an educational charity based in Perth, Scotland founded in 1884.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Royal Scottish Geographical Society

Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer (Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Saint-Omer

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough (2021 Census 629,941) is a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Scarborough, Ontario

Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دومافغان و انگلیس, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Second Anglo-Afghan War

Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Second Boer War

Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Second lieutenant

Sepoy

Sepoy, related to sipahi, is a term denoting professional Indian infantryman, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Army.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sepoy

Sherwood Foresters

The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sherwood Foresters

Siege of Delhi

The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Siege of Delhi

Siege of Kimberley

The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa), when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Siege of Kimberley

Siege of Lucknow

The Siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East India Company's Army) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Siege of Lucknow

Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment

The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment was a battle fought in December 1879, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment

Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet

Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, (1 March 182426 March 1900) was a senior Indian Army officer. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet are British Commanders-in-Chief of India, British field marshals, British military personnel of the Abyssinian War, British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and members of the Council of the Governor General of India.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet

Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet

Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, (5 May 1864 – 22 June 1922) was one of the most senior British Army staff officers of the First World War and was briefly an Irish unionist politician. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British field marshals, Burials at St Paul's Cathedral and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet

Sowar

Sowar (سوار, also siwar meaning "the one who rides" or "rider", from Persian sawār) was originally a rank during the Mughal Empire.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Sowar

St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton

William St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, KP, PC, DL (14 December 185613 February 1942), styled as St John Brodrick until 1907 and as Viscount Midleton between 1907 and 1920, was a British Conservative and Irish Unionist Alliance politician. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and st John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton are earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Knights of St Patrick.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton

St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and St Paul's Cathedral

State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and State funeral

Thaba Tshwane

Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area) in Pretoria, South Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Thaba Tshwane

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Daily Telegraph

The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Guardian

The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Honourable

The Invasion of 1910

The Invasion of 1910 is a 1906 novel written mainly by William Le Queux (along with H. W. Wilson providing the naval chapters).

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Invasion of 1910

The Nation and Athenaeum

The Nation and Athenaeum, or simply The Nation, was a United Kingdom political weekly newspaper with a Liberal/Labour viewpoint.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Nation and Athenaeum

The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Right Honourable

The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and The Times of India

Transvaal (province)

The Province of the Transvaal (Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Transvaal (province)

Transvaal Colony

The Transvaal Colony was the name used to refer to the Transvaal region during the period of direct British rule and military occupation between the end of the Second Boer War in 1902 when the South African Republic was dissolved, and the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Transvaal Colony

Treaty of Gandamak

The Treaty of Gandamak (Dari: معاهده گندمک, Pashto: د گندمک تړون) officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Treaty of Gandamak

Trophy

A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, serving as recognition or evidence of merit.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Trophy

Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella typhi.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Typhoid fever

Ulster Volunteers

The Ulster Volunteers was an Irish unionist, loyalist paramilitary organisation founded in 1912 to block domestic self-government ("Home Rule") for Ireland, which was then part of the United Kingdom.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Ulster Volunteers

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Uttar Pradesh

Veld

Veld, also spelled veldt, is a type of wide open rural landscape in Southern Africa.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Veld

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Victoria Cross

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Victoria Falls

Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Victorian era

Viscount

A viscount (for male) or viscountess (for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Viscount

Volunteer Force

The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Volunteer Force

Volunteer Officers' Decoration

The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post-nominal letters VD, was instituted in 1892 as an award for long and meritorious service by officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Volunteer Officers' Decoration

Waterford

Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Waterford

Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Westminster Hall

Wilhelm II

Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Wilhelm II

William Le Queux

William Tufnell Le Queux (2 July 1864 – 13 October 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and William Le Queux

William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson

Field Marshal William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson, (2 March 1845 – 13 September 1918) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Anglo-Burmese War, the Second Boer War and the First World War. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson are British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British field marshals, British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson

Winchester

Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Winchester

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Winnipeg

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Winston Churchill are British people of World War I, Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England and members of the Order of Merit.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Winston Churchill

World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and World War I

Worshipful Company of Fishmongers

The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers (or Fishmongers' Company) is one of the 111 livery companies of the City of London, being an incorporated guild of sellers of fish and seafood in the City.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Worshipful Company of Fishmongers

Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths (commonly known as The Goldsmiths' Company and formally styled The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London), is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London, headquartered at Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

The 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and British Army that existed from 1652 to 1881.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)

1902 Coronation Honours

The 1902 Coronation Honours were announced on 26 June 1902, the date originally set for the coronation of King Edward VII.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and 1902 Coronation Honours

3rd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own)

The 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own) was an auxiliary regiment raised in the county of Lancashire in North West England during the French Revolutionary War.

See Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts and 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts

Also known as 1St Earl of Kandahar, Bobs bahadur, FS Roberts, Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Field Marshal Roberts, Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts of Kandahar, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Frederick Sleigh, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl, Viscount St. Pierre Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria, and Waterford Roberts, General Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Lord Frederick Roberts, Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria, and Waterford, Sir Frederick Roberts.

, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, Commando, County Tipperary, County Waterford, Crans-Montana, Croydon, Curragh incident, Dover, Downhill (ski competition), Dublin, Duke of York's Royal Military School, Earl, Earl Roberts, East India Company, East Yorkshire Regiment, Edinburgh, Edward VII, Englemere House, Equestrian statue of the Earl Roberts, London, Esher Report, Eton College, Field marshal (United Kingdom), FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Franco-Prussian War, Frederick Roberts (VC, born 1872), Frederick Russell Burnham, Free Trade Hall, Freedom of the City, Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, General (United Kingdom), General officer, George Francis Robert Henderson, George Richardson (Indian Army officer), George V, George White (British Army officer), German Empire, Glasgow, Gloucestershire Regiment, Government of Ireland Act 1914, Governor, H. H. Asquith, Harry Bates (sculptor), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Herbert Macpherson, History of skiing, Horse Guards Parade, Hubert Gough, Ian Hamilton (British Army officer), Indian Rebellion of 1857, Ireland, Irish Guards, J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, John Adam Cramb, John Bright, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, John Nicholson (East India Company officer), John Terraine, Kabul, Kabul Field Force, Kandahar, Kandahar Ski Club, Kanpur, Kelvingrove Park, Khudaganj, Kolkata, Kurram Valley Field Force, KwaZulu-Natal, Larkhill, Lee–Enfield, Leo Amery, Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant general, Liverpool, London Regiment (1908–1938), London, Ontario, Lushai Expedition, Lying in state, Madras Army, Maidan (Kolkata), Major (rank), Major (United Kingdom), Major general, Major general (United Kingdom), Manitoba, Master Gunner, St James's Park, Mentioned in dispatches, Mount Roberts (Rossland Range), Nashik Road, National Army Museum, National Portrait Gallery, London, National Reserve (United Kingdom), National Service League, National Shooting Centre, National Small-bore Rifle Association, Neville Bowles Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain (police officer), Neville Lyttelton, North Somerset Yeomanry, Ontario, Orange Free State, Order of Merit, Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Order of the Black Eagle, Order of the Garter, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of the Star of India, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, Piet Cronjé, Pilgrims Society, Pneumonia, Portsmouth, Presidencies and provinces of British India, Pretoria, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, QF 18-pounder gun, Queen Victoria, Redvers Buller, Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, Relief, Remainder (law), Richard Cobden, Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, RMS Dunottar Castle, Robert Biddulph (British Army officer), Robertsganj, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Saint-Omer, Scarborough, Ontario, Second Anglo-Afghan War, Second Boer War, Second lieutenant, Sepoy, Sherwood Foresters, Siege of Delhi, Siege of Kimberley, Siege of Lucknow, Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment, Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Sowar, St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, St Paul's Cathedral, State funeral, Thaba Tshwane, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Honourable, The Invasion of 1910, The Nation and Athenaeum, The Right Honourable, The Times of India, Transvaal (province), Transvaal Colony, Treaty of Gandamak, Trophy, Typhoid fever, Ulster Volunteers, Uttar Pradesh, Veld, Victoria Cross, Victoria Falls, Victorian era, Viscount, Volunteer Force, Volunteer Officers' Decoration, Waterford, Westminster Hall, Wilhelm II, William Le Queux, William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson, Winchester, Winnipeg, Winston Churchill, World War I, Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers), 1902 Coronation Honours, 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own).

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, the Glossary

Table of Contents