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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 modernizing the ...
May 31, 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.
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Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley,, 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.
Jan 29, 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: The modern major-general. Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley was an influential commander with important victories in several 19th-century colonial campaigns. Because of his reforming zeal and attention to detail the phrase ‘All Sir Garnet’ came to mean everything’s in order.
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley. (1833—1913) army officer. Quick Reference. (1833–1913). Soldier. The son of an Irish major, Wolseley joined the army in 1852 and served with distinction in the Burmese War and the Crimean War. He was in India at the time of the mutiny and took part in the second Opium War against China in 1860.
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