The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-26

ed il India AZ years, and his greatest
exploit was the famous secret march
from Kabul to Kandahar and the over
throw of the Afghans.
Both Wolseley and Roberts bore
themselves CALAMITY at the storming Of
Lucknow by the relief column. For a
long time it was rehearsed with due
solemnity in the drawing rooms Of
London that Wolseley had in a moment
of inspirational daring planted the roy
al banner of England upon the mess
house Of the garrison. Butthere were 9TH
ers in the famous charge on the mess
house, one Of them Lieutenant Roberts
of the staff of General Hope Grant.
The honors not being apparently
enough to go around among all those
ambitious candidates, some Jealous
, friend of the lieutenant pleaded his
cause so well that the annals of the
war were corrected to show that Rob-
erts had performed the flag act and
Wolseley had been the first to reach
out his hand to the beleaguered garri-
! son. Wolseley, however had two points
the start of his rival and kept the lead,
gravitating naturally to the top.
Wolseley was present" in China
during some of the doings of the six
ties, especially the footing of the Sum-
/ mer palace. He was also sent to Can
ada to organize the forces to fight the
Yankees over the Trent affair. The
Trent war was nipped in the bud, but
Wolseley had to have first reward for
exploits in America. The chance came
in the Riel rebellion of 1870. Wolseley
organized force of /, 100 men, and for
a brilliant piece of strategy in march
4 ing through trackless wilderness was
knighted on his return to England.
From America Sir Garnet was sent
to new fields of glory in west Africa,
where there were too much gold and
ivory lying about for the simple needs
of the savage tribes of Ashantees. Aft
er Il military expedition through path
less forests in region of the unknown
and terrible in which he "struck the
monarch monster from his Moloch
throne" to quote from the London
Queen, Wolselcy was created major
general. invested with the Order Of
Bath, given grant OF f25, 900. sword
and the music hall title. "our only gen
eral." 1t was then time to reorganize
military Technology, and Wolseley
coined his definition of veteran"
In 1879 the .warlille Zulus of South
Africa were serving the English much
as their neghbors. the Beers, have
been doing lately, and "our only gen
eral" was dispatched to the scene '.to
restore to our arms the luster which
had been blurred by the assagais OF
Cetawayos impis." Fortunately the
Zulus threw themselves upon the Brit
ish guns at Ulundi, and Wolseley re
manned simple sir for another three
J years. The fighting being over wher
Sir Garnet reached Zululand. he filled
in his time by talking, and this is one
of his sayings before mass meeting
of Beers in Pretoria: $50 long as thu
sun shines and the Vaal river flows tt
! the sea. so long shall the Transvaal re
main British territory" Close upoI
that speech followed an incident a
!, Majuba Hill, where one Christian d.
Wet and one Louis Botha were school
I boys in the Boer ranks.
1 Wolseley was not allowed to redeem
, Majuba Hill. but year later he mad
4 another boast and kept his promise
I. That was when, with 10000 troops, b