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Redvers Buller

1839 - 1908

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General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908), was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa during the early months of the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded the army in Natal until his return to England in November 1900. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Redvers Buller is the 1,957th most popular military personnel (up from 1,985th in 2024), the 5,237th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,419th in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Redvers Buller ranks 1,959 out of 2,058. Before him are Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Thomas Blamey, Igor Sergun, Lewis H. Brereton, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, and Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. After him are Igor Kirillov, Thomas C. Hart, Zebulon Pike, and Viktor Sokolov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Redvers Buller ranks 92. Before him are Ignacio Andrade, Casimiro de Abreu, Ivan Kuratov, William T. Anderson, John Ballance, and John Butler Yeats. After him are John Aitken, Robert Smalls, and Oliver Hazard Payne. Among people deceased in 1908, Redvers Buller ranks 103. Before him are Carl Koldewey, Federico Chueca, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Joel Chandler Harris, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, and American Horse. After him are Harriet Hosmer, and Old Tom Morris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Redvers Buller ranks 5,239 out of 8,785. Before him are James Wilson (1891), Keith Levene (1957), Mark King (1958), Andy Fraser (1952), Louise Brown (1978), and Tom Odell (1990). After him are Nicholas Bishop (1973), David Oyelowo (1976), John Barbour (1316), John Barrowman (1967), Jadon Sancho (2000), and Sophie Thompson (1962).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Redvers Buller ranks 124. Before him are Thomas Picton (1758), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), and Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873). After him are Hubert Gough (1870), Charles James Napier (1782), James Abbott (1807), William Gott (1897), Andy McNab (1959), and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803).

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