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	Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wolseley embarked in the transport "Transit," which was wrecked in the Strait of Banka.
		Wolseley distinguished himself at the relief of Lucknow under Sir Colin Campbell in November, and in the defence of the Alambagh position under Outram, taking part in the actions of December 22, 1857, of January 12 and 16, and the repulse of the grand attack of February 21.
		Wolseley continued to serve on Sir Hope Grant's staff in Oudh, and when Grant was nominated to the command of the British troops in the Anglo-French expedition to China in 1860, accompanied him as deputy-assistant quartermaster-general.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Garnet_Wolseley (1719 words)

	Garnet Wolseley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garnet Wolseley was a British field marshal, eldest son of Major Garnet Joseph Wolseley of the King's Own Borderers (25th Foot.), was born at Golden Bridge, Co. Dublin, on the 4th of June 1833; died March 26, 1913, at Mentone, France.
		Wolseley distinguished himself at the relief of Lucknow under Sir Colin Campbell in November, and in the defence of the Alambagh position under Outram, taking part in the actions of the 22nd of December 1857, the 12th and 16th of January and the repulse of the grand attack of the 21st of February.
		In November 1861 Wolseley was one of the special service officers sent to Canada to make arrangements for the reception of troops in case of war with the United States in connexion with the, mail steamer "Trent" incident.
	www.wikiverse.org /garnet-wolseley (1376 words)

	Guide to the General Garnet Joseph Wolseley Letter, 1885
		Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount, was born June 4, 1833 at Golden Bridge, County Dublin, Ireland, the son of an army major.
		Wolseley later commanded troops in Ireland (1890-94), became field marshal and commander in chief of the British army (1895-1901) and continued to press for reform and modernization of army training and equipment.
		Wolseley was married to Viscountess Louisa (Erskine) Wolseley.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/ricewrc/00089/rice-00089.html (432 words)

	Wolseley
		WOLSELEY, GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY, Viscount (1833-1913), British field marshal, eldest son of Major Garnet Joseph Wolseley of the King's Own Borderers (25th Foot), was born at Golden Bridge, Co. Dublin, on June 4, 1833.
		After the fall of Sevastopol Wolseley was employed on the quartermaster-general's staff and was one of the last to leave the Crimea in July 1856.
		Wolseley served at the relief of Lucknow under Sir Colin Campbell in November, and in the defence of the Alambagh position under Outram, taking part in the actions of Dec. 22, 1857, Jan. 12 and 15, 1858, and the repulse of the grand attack of Feb. 21.
	www.timmonet.co.uk /html/body_wolseley.htm (1207 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Again Wolseley imparted pragmatic instruction, his aim being “to afford officers and men instruction in the practical work which real war presents, and to avoid repeating drill-book manuvres which never could be required in Canada.” Thorold was a useful experience.
		Wolseley was awarded many honours, obtaining confirmation of his rank as major-general, receiving the thanks of parliament, and being nominated gcmg and kcb.
		Wolseley proposed “to send all the dismounted portion of the force up the Nile to Khartum in boats, as we sent the little expeditionary force from Lake Superior to Fort Garry on the Red River in 1870.” At his behest 390 Canadian voyageurs, among them Jean-Baptiste Canadien, were raised to join the expedition.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41902 (2297 words)

	Field Marshal Viscount Garnet Wolseley
		GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY, Viscount (1833-), British field marshal, eldest son of Major Garnet Joseph Wolseley of the King's Own Borderers (25th Foot.), was born at Golden Bridge, Co. Dublin, on the 4th of June 1833.
		From this time till he became commanderin-chief Wolseley was the prime mover and the deciding influence in practically all the steps taken at the war office for promoting the efficiency of the army, under the altered conditions of the day.
		Wolseley (of Wolseley), Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount, Baron Wolseley of Cairo and of Wolseley.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /wolseley.htm (2213 words)

	StrategyPage.com - Military Book Reviews
		That young Garnet would follow his father into the army was never in doubt, but having no means, it was hard for a young man to buy his first commission, His mother hounded the Duke of Wellington until, in 1852, the young man was given a commission into the 12th Foot and sent to India.
		Wolseley was convinced that the British gentleman was born courageous and with the natural abilities to lead men.
		Wolseley arrived in India in time for the Second Burma War and was injured several times and finally sent home to recuperate.
	www.strategypage.com /articles/default.asp?target=BritVictArmy/Garnet.htm (1068 words)

	Garnet Wolseley - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley of Cairo, (June 4, 1833 - March 26, 1913) was a British field marshal.
		Sir Garnet Wolseley: Victorian Hero:Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies : An article from: RUSI Journal
		The South African journal of Sir Garnet Wolseley, 1879-1880 (South African biographical and historical studies)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /garnet_joseph_wolseley.htm (1721 words)

	Garnet Wolseley Biography / Biography of Garnet Wolseley Biography Biography
		Garnet Joseph Wolseley was born in the city of Golden Bridge, near Dublin, Ireland, on June 4, 1833.
		Wolseley inherited strong religious beliefs from his Protestant mother and an interest in the military from his father.
		After the death of his father, when Garnet was seven, his mother was left with only a small income to provide for her seven children.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-garnet-wolseley/index.html (241 words)

	Lord Garnet Joseph Wolseley
		Wolseley was bitterly disappointed that his own government did not grant him the reward he felt was his due.
		Wolseley had his detractors, but none denied his brilliance; "even the most out-and-out Peace man cannot refrain altogether from admiring the capacity, the resource, the energy, and the intelligence of the man who has for so many years been the brain of the British army" (Stead, 288).
		Wolseley was a man who truly enjoyed battle, though he was personally familiar with its hardships and its horrors, and he was not one to romanticize war.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/crimea/beck/3.html (2692 words)

	Portrait of Fieldmarshall Garnet Wolseley
		The son of an army major, Wolseley entered the army as second lieutenant in 1852 and fought with distinction in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.
		Wolseley was then sent to Canada to improve that colony's defenses in case of war with the United States.
		A highly efficient commander with an admiring public, Wolseley was employed by successive governments as chief troubleshooter of the British Empire.
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,portrait-fieldmarshall-garnet,576760.html (542 words)

	Osprey Campaign 27 : Tel El-Kebir 1882 : Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt
		Sir Garnet Wolseley's campaign of 1882, completed in just four and a half weeks, was an almost 'textbook' operation, carefully planned and executed with masterly competence.
		Wolseley's quick success re-established British control of the country and deposed Arabi, who was subsequently brought to trial and exiled to Ceylon.
		Donald Featherstone describes the whole of the 1882 Egyptian campaign: the naval bombardment of Alexandria, Wolseley's outflanking of the Egyptian forces via the Suez Canal, the advance to Kassassin and the decisive battle at Tel el-Kebir.
	www.militaryfocus.com /osprey/campaign/27.htm (218 words)

	LHCMA catalogue: MAURICE (a) Frederick Barton (b) John Frederick - section 2
		Wolseley to Mrs Maurice, informing her of her husband's wound and his expected return.
		In reply to a letter from Wolseley concerning Maurice's letter in the United Services Magazine; it was not intended as an attack on an officer, but an attempt to prevent mistakes from office of Astronomer Royal.
		Wolseley, Eaton Square to Mrs Maurice, in reply to her letter of condolence at the death of his brother.
	www.kcl.ac.uk /lhcma/cats/maurice/ma90-02.shtml (3263 words)

	ADBiB - Wolseley Papers Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Frances Wolseley’s papers fall into three categories: personal papers; those relating to Sussex history and buildings, and those relating to horticulture, particularly to the School for Lady Gardeners which she founded at Glynde.
		Garnet Wolseley (1833-1913) joined the British Army in 1852 and rose to become Commander-in-Chief 1895-1901.
		Correspondence between Lord Wolseley and his wife, and papers relating to his military career, which had been at the Royal United Services Institute, were given to the Corporation in 1970.
	www.adbib.ac.uk /collectiondetails.php?colid=72 (453 words)

	Route 62 ~ Wolseley
		The first residential stands were offered for sale in the same year and in 1910 the town was named Wolseley, after Sir Garnet Wolseley, the British Governor of Natal.
		Wolseley is situated in the picturesque Breede River Valley, 14 kilometres from Tulbagh, 15 kilometres from Ceres, 40 kilometres from Worcester and one and a haft hours' drive from Cape Town.
		Wolseley is blessed with ample water and is surrounded by the majestic Waaihoek, Witsen and Waterval Mountains — they are often covered in a blanket of snow in the winter.
	www.route62.co.za /wolseley.htm (375 words)

	Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, detail of a painting by Albert Besnard, 1880; in the …
		Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount, Baron Wolseley Of Cairo And Of Wolseley...
		"Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount, Baron Wolseley Of Cairo And Of Wolseley." Encyclopædia Britannica.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077366 (742 words)

	Wolseley and Bree Rivier Tourism Information
		The fruit basket that is Wolseley in the Winelands of the Boland, Western Cape, South Africa.
		The towns of Wolseley and Bree Rivier are situated towards the southern end of the picturesque Tulbagh valley, 14 kilometres from Tulbagh, 15 kilometres from Ceres, 40 kilometres from Worcester and one and a half hours drive from Cape Town.
		Wolseley and Bree Rivier can be approached by means of four passes, the Nuwerkloof, Du Toitskloof, the historic Bainskloof and Mitchell's passes.
	www.lando.co.za /wolseley (630 words)

	South African War: Field Marshal Vsicount Wolseley.
		Lord Wolseley's career has been so often sketched, and the details are so readily accessible in a score of books of common reference, that only the briefest outline of it here is necessary or desirable.
		Born in 1833, the son of Major G. Wolseley, of the 25th Foot, young Garnet entered the Army in 1852, and, a few months later, was lying on his back in front of a Burmese stockade, severely wounded, but still gallantly urging his men to the attack.
		In 1860-61 Wolseley was again at work in the China War, and, in 1870, he commanded the bloodless but important Red River Expedition.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /saw-wolseley.htm (959 words)

	Garnet Joseph Wolseley
		WOLSELEY, Garnet Joseph, Viscount, British soldier, born in Golden Bridge house, near Dublin, Ireland, 4 June, 1833.
		Returning in May, 1880, he was appointed quarter-master-general, became adjutant-general of the army in April, 1882, and the same year was commander-in-chief of the force that was sent to Egypt.
		For his services on this occasion he was gazetted Baron Wolseley of Cairo, and of Wolseley in the county of Stafford on 20 November, 1882, and he was also promoted a general in 1882.
	www.famousamericans.net /garnetjosephwolseley (585 words)

	GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY - THIRD PERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER 03/08/1884
		GARNET J. Before leaving for Khartoum to relieve Chinese Gordon, he thanks a British composer.
		WOLSELEY fought in the Crimean War and commanded in the Ashanti War (1873-74) and in the latter stages of the Zulu War (1879-80).
		Wolseley was Commander in Chief of the British Army from 1895 to 1899.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/military/GARNET_JOSEPH_WOLSELEY.htm (231 words)

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		Instead of acting on either of these plans, however, Sir Garnet Wolseley proceeded, in the face of an extraordinary consensus of adverse opinion, which he treated with calm contempt, to execute what has proved to be a very cruel settlement.
		It is true that Sir Garnet's experience of the Zulus was extremely small, and that he put aside the advice of those who did know them with that contempt with which he is wont to treat colonists and their opinions.
		Sir Garnet Wolseley, however, found in this report of colonial dishonesty a convenient point of vantage from which to attack the colonists generally, and in his despatch about responsible government we may be sure he did not spare them.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext05/cetwy10.txt (18945 words)

	Ontario GenWeb
		Colonel Garnet Wolseley was appointed to lead an expedition to the Red River colonies.
		His task was to assemble a force of soldiers and militia, as well as men to handle the boats to transport the soldiers and their equipment through the wilderness from Prince Arthur's Landing to Fort Garry.
		Sam was 25 in 1870 when Garnet Wolseley was looking for 300 'voyageurs' to handle his boats.
	www.rootsweb.com /~canon/research-topic-emigration-redriver.html (1625 words)

	Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount on Encyclopedia.com
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/w/wolseley.asp (312 words)

	The New York Review of Books: Soldiers of the Queen
		The Duke of Cambridge, a Prince of the Blood, was a grandson of George III, and himself heir presumptive to the British throne before the birth of his cousin, Victoria.
		Garnet Wolseley, fourteen years his junior, was born into an impoverished Anglo-Irish military family.
		Wolseley, affectionately satirized by Gilbert and Sullivan in the Pirates of Penzance as "the very model of a modern major-general," played a prominent part in pressing for these very reforms.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/13043 (462 words)

	Whistler Correspondence: Garnet Joseph Wolseley to JW, [1876/1878] [07106]
		Whistler Correspondence: Garnet Joseph Wolseley to JW, [1876/1878] [07106]
		Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), 1st Viscount Wolseley, army officer [biography].
		In 1873/4, JW etched the portrait Lord Wolseley (K.164).
	www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk /letters/07106.asp (242 words)

	LMHS: Wolseley Barracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wolseley Hall has been designated as a national historic site.
		CFB London (or Wolseley Barracks as it was more popularly known) was situated on land that had a long military connection.
		Wolseley Barracks, named for British Field Marshall Garnet Wolseley, has seen many changes over the past century.
	www.londonhistory.org /wolseley.htm (370 words)

	CWN Book Reviews
		Garnet Wolseley is most widely remembered as the British commander of the expedition to relieve Gen. Charles “Chinese” Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan, in 1885.
		As a young lieutenant colonel in 1861, Wolseley was posted to Canada and developed an interest in the war taking place south of the border.
		As late as the 1880s, Wolseley continued to insist that Gen. George McClellan had been dragged down only by political interference from Washington, and that he was actually one of the best Union generals — a view that has long since been discarded into history’s trash heap.
	www.civilwarnews.com /reviews/bookreviews.cfm?ID=349 (375 words)

	Garnet Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garnet Street is named after Sir Garnet Wolseley, commander of an expedition of British regulars and Canadian militia sent to put down the Red River Rebellion of 1870.
		He had seen action in the Burmese War from 1852 to 1853, as well in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.
		Wolseley and his forces navigate the treacherous waters of the Egyptian Nile River.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /streetsofregina/garnet.htm (89 words)

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