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Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC (4 June 1833 – 25 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa and Egypt, followed by a central role in ...
- 1852–1900
- Field Marshal
Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1. Viscount Wolseley, KP, OM, GCB, GCMG, VD, PC war britischer Feldmarschall und Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Armee. Er kämpfte in verschiedenen britischen Kolonialkriegen.
16. Apr. 2024 · Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (born June 4, 1833, Golden Bridge, County Dublin, Ire.—died March 26, 1913, Mentone, France) was a British field marshal who saw service in battles throughout the world and was instrumental in modernizing the British army.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2013 is the centenary of the death of Field-Marshal Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913). He was a good friend to RUSI and a decorated war hero. To mark the centenary, the RUSI Library of Military History has also put together a small display of some of our Wolseley material. By Ashley Ryan, Volunteer, RUSI Library of Military History.
29. Jan. 2008 · Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP GCB OM GCMG VD PC, army officer (born 4 June 1833 at Golden Bridge House, County Dublin, Ireland; died 25 March 1913 in Menton, France). Wolseley served with the British army in battles and campaigns across the world and was one of the best-known generals of the Victorian period.
Garnet Wolseley’s father died when he was seven and his mother brought up seven children in impecunious circumstances. Wolseley attended a day-school in Dublin and then worked in a surveyor’s office. On 12 March 1852 he was commissioned ensign in the 12th Foot, without purchase in recognition of his father’s career in the army. He soon ...
Egypt and Sudan. In 1882 Wolseley became Adjutant-General, but his tenure was cut short to command the British forces in Egypt that suppressed the Arabi Revolt in a quick and brilliant campaign.
