Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa

The Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa was the title of the British Army general who held command of British forces during the Second Boer War.

The Commander-in-Chief were:

No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
1
Buller, RedversGeneral
Sir Redvers Buller
(1839–1908)
[lower-alpha 1]
11 October 189922 December 189972 days British Army
2
Roberts, FrederickField Marshal
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
(1832–1914)
23 December 189911 December 1900353 days British Army[1]
3
Kitchener, HerbertField Marshal
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
(1850–1916)
12 December 190023 June 19021 year, 193 days British Army[2]

Notes

  1. Relieved during Black Week.

References

    1. "No. 27146". The London Gazette. 22 December 1899. p. 8541.
    2. "No. 27256". The London Gazette. 14 December 1900. p. 8459.
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