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| | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Right Honourable Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (30 September 1832–14 November 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. |
 | | Six years later, he was promoted to Major-General and given command of the Kuram field force in the Second Afghan War, distinguishing himself enough to receive the thanks of Parliament and the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). |
 | | 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. |
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