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THE STRAND MAGAZINE.

GENERAL LORD ROBERTS.

Born 1832.

Age 19.
From a Daguerreotype.
Age 55.
From a Photo. by G. G. Brown, Bangalore.
Age 48.
From a Photo. by Maull & Fox.
Present Day.
From a Photo. by Johnson & Hoffmann, India.


G ENERAL LORD ROBERTS is the son of the late Sir Abraham Roberts, G.C.B., and received his first commission, as second lieutenant in the Bengal Artillery, at nineteen. He served with distinction through the Indian Mutiny, and received the Victoria Cross for personal bravery at twenty-six, for having rescued, single-handed, a standard from two Sepoys, after a desperate fight. He served through the Abyssinian and Afghan campaigns, in the latter of which he held the chief command, and after a series of brilliant victories inflicted a crushing defeat on Ayoob Khan. On his return to England in 1880, aged 48, he was loaded with honours, presented with the freedom of London, received the thanks of Parliament, and was created a Baronet. In 1885 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief in India, and recently received the title of Baron Roberts of Candahar.

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