Sir Garnet Wolseley
Sir Garnet Wolseley

Author: Stephen Manning

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

Published: 2024-02-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1399072471

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Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan. He excelled as a regimental soldier, staff officer, army commander and reformer and eventually commander-in-chief. Yet there has been no substantial work on Wolseley for a generation and a reassessment based upon a fresh look at the man and his achievements is long overdue. That is why Stephen Manning’s perceptive military biography, which sets Wolseley firmly in the context of his period and seeks to strip away the legend that developed during his lifetime, is so timely and important. Each of Wolseley’s campaigns is examined in vivid detail and there are graphic descriptions of the major battles in which he took part, either as an officer or a general. His performance as a commander, from his great success during the expedition against the Asante to his failure to rescue Gordon from Khartoum, is critically assessed to see if he deserves his brilliant reputation. His efforts as an army reformer are examined too, in particular whether he could have done more to prepare Britain for war against the Boers. Stephen Manning’s incisive account of Wolseley’s career will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the British army in the nineteenth century, in colonial warfare and in the exploits of one of Queen Victoria’s most admired generals.

A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley - Scholar's Choice Edition
A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley - Scholar's Choice Edition

Author: Charles Rathbone Low

Publisher: Scholar's Choice

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781297398483

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A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Charles Rathbone Low

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780267819317

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Excerpt from A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 1 of 2 Spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field Of hair-breadth 'scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. 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.

A Memoir of Lieutenant-general Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, K.C.B., G.C. M. G., D.C.L., LL.D. [microform]
A Memoir of Lieutenant-general Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, K.C.B., G.C. M. G., D.C.L., LL.D. [microform]

Author: Charles Rathbone 1837-1918 Low

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781014065827

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A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 2 of 2
A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 2 of 2

Author: Charles Rathbone Low

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-20

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780331553840

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Excerpt from A Memoir of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet J. Wolseley, Vol. 2 of 2: K. C. B., G. C. M. G., D. C. L., LL. D Indian mothers are called. In religion the people of the Settlement were tolerably evenly divided between Protestant and Roman Catholic, and the votaries of both these Christian sects boasted the possession of a bishop. Monseigneur Tache, the Papal ecclesiastic, who was at Rome in 1870, had his palace and cathe dral, together with a nunnery and school, at St. Boniface, just Opposite Fort Garry, on the other side of the river; while Bishop Macrae - whose conduct throughout the disturbances which gave rise to the Expedition, was in favourable contrast to that of his Roman Catholic confrere, and of two of his chief clergy, Fathers Lestane and Richot - held his minis trations in a church a few miles down the river. There was also apresbyterian clergyman, the Reverend Mr. Gardiner, to whose active services the Expedition was more particularly indebted for much of the success with which the difficulties of the Winnipeg River were surmounted. 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.