Wolseley, Garnet Joseph, Viscount. Born in 1833. Served in Burma, in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, and the Chinese War of 1860. Commanded the Red River expedition in 1870, and on the Gold Coast during the Ashanti War of 1873. Wolseley was governor of Natal and later Cyprus; gave up latter post to command in the South African War of 1879-80. Commanded Egyptian expedition in 1882, and Gordon relief expedition in 1884. While commanding in Ireland, was made field-marshal, and commander-in-chief in 1895. Died 1913.

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