Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, VC, PC, KP, GCB

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Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Bt, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a distinguished Indian born British soldier who regarded himself as Anglo-Irish and who was one of the most successful British commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904. He was also a Luciferian and the 1st president of the Pilgrim Society (no relation to the Mayflower Pilgrims), considered by many to be a dangerous one world order cult of the Illuminati.

The Earl Roberts
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Birth name Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Nickname(s) Bobs
Born 30 September 1832
Cawnpore, British India
Died 14 November 1914 (aged 82)
St Omer, France
Buried St Paul's Cathedral, London
Allegiance British Empire
Service/branch Bengal Army
British Army
Years of service 1851–1904
Rank Field Marshal
Unit Royal Artillery
Commands held Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Command of British troops in Second Boer War until 1900
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Commander-in-Chief, India
Commander-in-Chief in Madras
Governor of Natal
Kabul and Kandahar Field Force
Kabul Field Force
Kurram Valley Field Force
Battles/wars Indian Rebellion
Siege of Delhi
Siege of Lucknow
Umbeyla Campaign
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia

Battle of Magdala
Lushai Expedition
Second Anglo-Afghan War

Battle of Peiwar Kotal
Battle of Charasiab
Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
Battle of Kandahar
Second Boer War

Siege of Kimberley
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Poplar Grove
Battle of Diamond Hill
Battle of Bergendal
Awards Victoria Cross
Knight of the Order of the Garter
Knight of the Order of St Patrick
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of Merit
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight of the Order of St John
Mentioned in Despatches
Relations Frederick Roberts (son)
Sir Abraham Roberts (father)
Signature Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Signature.jpg
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (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. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, Roberts joined the East India Company Army and served as a young officer in the Indian Rebellion during which he was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry. He was then transferred to the British Army and fought in the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which his exploits earned him widespread fame. Roberts would go on to serve as the Commander-in-Chief, India before leading British Forces for a year during the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.

A man of small stature, Roberts was affectionately known to his troops and the wider British public as "Bobs" and revered as one of Britain's leading military figures at a time when the British Empire reached the height of its power.[1] He became a symbol for the British Army and in later life became an influential proponent of stronger defence in response to the increasing threat that the German Empire posed to Britain in the lead up to the First World War.[2]