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Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the City of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts.
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar (kăndəhär´), 1832–1914, British field marshal. He joined the Bengal artillery in 1851 and fought with distinction in the Indian Mutiny (1857–58), earning the Victoria Cross.
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC (8 January 1872 – 17 December 1899) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Roberts was the son of the famous Victorian commander Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl ...
10. Jan. 2010 · Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts 1st Earl Roberts, Bt, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC 1832 – 1914 was a distinguished Anglo Irish soldier and one of… This app works best with JavaScript enabled.
Popularly known as ‘Bobs’, Roberts was kindly, unassuming and courteous. His small stature and elderly appearance - he was 68 when he left South Africa in 1900 - probably increased the veneration he received both from the public and from soldiers. Likewise, public sympathy for him grew after the death of his only son, Frederick, in action ...
