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Sir Garnet WOlseley.

General Wolscley Is the son of an
English Major, and was born near Dub.
lin IN 1889 llr entered tho army ~
Ensign il 1852, and in 1905 had risen
through the various ranks to that of
Colonel. His first service was in tho
Burmese war of 1852 -'j3 for which he
received medal. Aftcrward hb was
awarded still higher distinction in the
Crimcan War, receiving TIE Legion Of
Honor and the Turkish decoration. lie
was also ut the siege of Lucknow and
the defense of Alumbagh, where his
gallant services gained him the promo
ton TO 4 Litutcnant-C -COlonclCy. In
1860 he served through the Chinese
campaign, and received another medal.
In 1867 he visited America rs Deputy
Quarlcrmastcr-Gcncral in Canada, and
commanded the Red River expedition.
IL next active service was in 1873,
when he commanded the troops on the
Gold Coast during the AShantcc war,
with the rank of MaiOr-GcncraI. The
campaign commenced in September of
that year, and. after many hard
marches and discouragcmcnts, owing
to the pcriidy Of the natives. he finally
defeated the Ashantccs in February,
1874, and received the submission Of
their King in his Capital, CoomaSSic,
For the success OF this expedition hc
received the thanks Of Parliament and u
grant of 100000, was created X. G.
b.. and given the freedom of the city
of London and splendid sword. Early
N 1873 he was dispatched to Natal 10
administer the government OF that
colony. He remained there until 1876,
when he was nominated member of
the Council OF India. in 1873 he was
made administrator Of the Island of
Cyprus, which came into English oc-
cupation through II supplementary
agreement with Turkey after the Berlin
Congress. After the disasters to the
Engli.h in Xululand under Lord Chclms-
ford and Colonel Evelyn Wood, Gen
cral WoIsclcy was appointed TO the SUI
premc military command, Sir Bartle
Frrrc, Governor OF Cape Colony, and
Sir Henry Bulwcr, Licutcnant-Govcrnor
of Natal, retaining their positions, but
being subordinate TO General WOlSeley,
who assumed command in June, 1879.
The British force advanced in that
month and defeated the ZuluS at Ulundi
in July. by the 18th Of that month all
the chiefs except Cctcwayo and Stray.
wO had submitted. General Wolsccy
then took the field in person and fol-
lowed up Cc,awayo so vigorously that
on the 2Sth of August he surrendered,
and three days afterwards General
Wolsclcy mel the chiefs and submitted
treaty TO them which they signed.
Since that time and until the outbreak
OF the Egyptian war General WolSclcy
has remained in South Africa rs tho
Civil Governor OF Natal and the Trans
vaal. With his career since that time
our readers are familiar. His cxpcdi-
I ON from Alexandria to Port Said. his
occupation of the canal, his advance
from lsmaila TO Tcl.c-Kcbir, his capt
urc Of the latter place, and his still
more rapid advance to Cairo, and his
capture of Arab Boy are among the
most brilliant actions of his career, and
appear all the more remarkable when
it is remembered that he predicted be-
fore leaving London that the war would
he over September la prophecy full
filled TO the day thus showing that no
element of chance entered into the
prosecution of his campaign, Chicago
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