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Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley

The Viscount Wolseley
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Field Marshal Lord Wolseley
Born (1833-06-04)4 June 1833
Golden Bridge House, Dublin, Ireland
Died 25 March 1913(1913-03-25) (aged 79)
Menton, France
Buried at St Paul's Cathedral, London
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1852–1900
Rank Field Marshal
Commands held Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Adjutant-General to the Forces
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Battles/wars

Second Burmese War
Crimean War

Indian Mutiny

Second Opium War

Fenian raids
Red River Rebellion
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Zulu War
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War

Mahdist War

Awards Knight of the Order of St Patrick
Member of the Order of Merit
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Volunteer Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire)
Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
Legion of Honour (France)
Other work Governor of the Gold Coast
Governor of Natal
Governor of Transvaal

Second Burmese War
Crimean War

Indian Mutiny

Second Opium War

Fenian raids
Red River Rebellion
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Zulu War
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War

Mahdist War

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 modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (1873–1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884–85. Wolseley served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1895 to 1900. His reputation for efficiency led to the late 19th century English phrase "everything's all Sir Garnet", meaning, "All is in order."


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