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Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford

1827 - 1905

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General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, (31 May 1827 – 9 April 1905) was a British Army officer who rose to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War, when an expeditionary force under his command suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of a Zulu force at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879. Despite this defeat, he was able to score several victories against the Zulus, culminating in the British victory at the Battle of Ulundi, which ended the war and partly restored his reputation in Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford is the 1,946th most popular military personnel (down from 1,778th in 2024), the 5,109th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,494th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford ranks 1,946 out of 2,058. Before him are Eugene Bullard, Lloyd Fredendall, Frederick E. Morgan, William Rosecrans, William Hood Simpson, and Carl Gustav Fleischer. After him are Anthony Wayne, Kyrylo Budanov, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Chesty Puller, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, and Thomas Blamey.

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Among people born in 1827, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford ranks 67. Before him are William Dwight Whitney, José Manuel Marroquín, Lev Lagorio, Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Quintino Sella, and Emma Schenson. After him are John Owen, Richard Morris Hunt, Mary Ward, Henry Warner Slocum, Milton Latham, and Augustus Pitt Rivers. Among people deceased in 1905, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford ranks 94. Before him are Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Lizardo Montero Flores, Alexander Melville Bell, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, Mabel Cahill, and Vjenceslav Novak. After him are Enoch Sontonga, Fitzhugh Lee, George S. Boutwell, James Mason, and Sarah E. Goode.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford ranks 5,112 out of 8,785. Before him are Lynsey de Paul (1948), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Anthony Powell (1905), Ernest Townsend (1880), Mary Lamb (1764), R. J. Mitchell (1895), and Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869). After him are Bob Gerard (1914), John Owen (1827), Mary Millar (1936), Hugh Blair (1718), and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford ranks 120. Before him are Albert Ball (1896), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), John Dill (1881), Guy Simonds (1903), Thomas Picton (1758), and Frederick E. Morgan (1894). After him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), Redvers Buller (1839), Hubert Gough (1870), and Charles James Napier (1782).

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