| Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (889 words) |
 | Born at Cawnpore, India 30 September 1832 the son of General Sir Abraham Roberts, Roberts was educated at Eton, Sandhurst and Addiscombe before entering the British Indian Army as a Second Lieutenant with the Bengal Artillery. |
| In the wake of this success he was appointed commander of the Kabul and Kandahar field force, leading his 10,000 troops through Afghanistan to the relief of the latter city. |
| Lord Roberts served as the last Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for three years before the post was abolished in 1904, and for the last ten years of his life was showered with yet more honours, including numerous honorary degrees and the Colonelcy of the National Reserve. |
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