Sir Redvers Henry Buller (VC, GCB, GCMG) (7 December 1839-2 June 1908) was a British general and Victoria Cross holder. Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Redvers Henry Buller, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... GCB may stand for: In philosophy, the greatest conceivable being, used in discussion of ontology. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

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He was 39 years old, and a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the 60th Rifles (later The King's Royal Rifle Corps), British Army during the Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ...

On 28 March 1879 at lnhlobana (Hlobane), South Africa, during the retreat, Lieutenant Colonel Buller, while being hotly pursued by Zulus, rescued a captain of the Frontier Light Horse and carried him on his own horse until he overtook the rearguard. On the same day, under the same circumstances, he carried a lieutenant, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. Again, on the same day, he saved a trooper whose horse was exhausted, and who would otherwise have been killed by the Zulus who were within 80 yards of him. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Further Information

Redvers (pronounced 'Reevers') Buller was born at Crediton, Devonshire, the son of MP James Wentworth Buller. After completing his schooling at Eton he was commissioned into the 60th Rifles (King’s Royal Rifle Corps) in May 1858. He took part in the China campaign of 1860, and was promoted to captain before taking part in the Canadian Red River expidition of 1870. In 1873-1874 he was the intelligience officer under Lord Wolseley during the Ashanti campaign, during which he was slightly wounded at the Battle of Ordabai. He was promoted to major and awarded the C.B. 8bit 300dpi Scanned Image of VC Medal Ribbon & Bar File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Undoubtedly the hairiest and most homosexual school in the county. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Lord Wolseley The Right Honourable Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (4 June 1833–25 March 1913) was a British Field Marshal. ... Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ...

He then served in South Africa during the Kaffir War of 1878 and the Zulu War of 1879. In the First Boer War of 1881 he was Sir Evelyn Woods' chief of staff and the following year was again head of intelligence, this time in the Egypt campaign, and was knighted. 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one in 1880-81 and the second from October 11, 1899-1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent... Photo submitted by Marion Hebblethwaite coloured photograph from Celebrities of the Army, London 1900 Sir Henry Evelyn Wood VC, GCB, GCMG (1838-1919) was an English Field Marshal and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that...

He had married Audrey, the daughter of the 4th Marquess Townshend, in 1882 and in the same year was sent to the Sudan in command of an infantry brigade and fought at the battles of El Teb and Tamai, and the expedition to relieve General Gordon in 1885. He was promoted to major-general. The Most Honourable Rear-Admiral John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend (March 28, 1798–August 18, 1825) was the son of John Townshend and the grandson of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He was sent to Ireland in 1886, to head an inquiry into moonlighting by police personnel. He returned to the Army as Quartermaster General the following year and in 1890 promoted to Adjutant General, becoming a Lieutenant-general in 1891. Although expected to be made Chief of Staff of the British Army by Lord Rosebery's government on the retirement of the Duke of Cambridge in 1895 this did not happen because the government was replaced and Lord Wolseley appointed commander of the army instead. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (May 7, 1847 - May 21, 1929) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Buller became head of the troops stationed at Aldershot in 1898 and was sent as commander of the Natal field force in 1899 on the outbreak of the Second Boer War, arriving at the end of October. He was defeated at Colenso and because of his poor performance and negative reports was replaced as commander by Lord Roberts. (The troops sometimes called him "Reverse Buller".) He remained as second in command and suffered more failures in his attempts to relieve Ladysmith and at Spion Kop although he was more successful at Biggarsberg, Laing's Nek and Lydenburg and on 28 February 1900, Ladysmith was finally reached. Map sources for Aldershot at grid reference SU8650 Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, on a moorland 55 km (35 miles) southwest of London, and is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Capital Pietermaritzburg Largest city Durban Area  - Total Ranked 7th 92,100 km² Premier (List) Sbu Ndebele (ANC) Population   - 2001   - 1996   - Density Ranked 1st 9,426,019 8,417,021 102/km² (2001) Languages isiZulu (80. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902. ... Colenso is a town in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (September 30, 1832 - November 14, 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. ... Ladysmith (1991: pop. ... Killed British soldiers lying in trenches The Battle of Spion Kop (Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was fought about 38 km (21 miles) west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop(1) along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa. ... Laings Nek, or Langs Nek is a pass through the Drakensberg, South Africa, immediately north of Majuba, at an elevation of 5400 to 6000 ft. ... Lydenburg is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...

However his reputation had been damaged seriously and he returned to England to take command of Aldershot once more but continuing criticism of his performance in South Africa led to his retirement in October 1901. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Map sources for Aldershot at grid reference SU8650 Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, on a moorland 55 km (35 miles) southwest of London, and is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The town of Redvers, in Canada is named after him, as is the Royal Logistic Corps barracks at Aldershot. The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ...

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum (Winchester, England). The Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester, England, UK showcases artefacts from British military history, specifically that of the Royal Green Jackets regiment and its preceding regiments. ...

Reference

• Buller: A Scapegoat? A life of General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. (Geoffrey Powell., 1994)
• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• SCOTLAND'S FORgotten VALOUR (Graham Ross, 1995)
• The Psychology of Military Incompetence

Monuments To Courage is a book by David Harvey, published in 1999. ... The Register of the Victoria Cross A list of all 1350 Victoria Crosses with details of each recipient ISBN 0906324033 Publisher: Cheltenham: This England Books; 1981 Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 - 9 3/4 Pagination: 303 + 4. ... SCOTLANDS FORgotten VALOUR is a book by Graham Ross published in 1995 by MacLean Press, ISBN 1899272003. ...

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Devonshire)

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