The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-29
LORD WOLSELEY
Death of Great Britain's Most
 Noted Irish Warrior

Field Marshal Lord woIse1ey, who died yesterday at Mentone, France. in
 his 8Oth year, was famous member
 of Great Britain's group of noted Irish warriors. His fame first became
 assured when ,at the age of 40, he
 conducted brilliant campaign
 against the Ashantis, which gave the
 Gold Coast to England. Before that,
 however, he had had a notable career
 His father, Garnet wolseley, for whom
 the son was named, was a major in
 the British army. Lord Wolseley was
 born in County Dublin, Ire, June 4,
 1883, and entered the army as ensign
 In March, 1852. The next year he
 was severely wounded at Donabyn in
 the second Burmese war mentioned
 in dispatches, awarded the war med
 al and promoted to be lieutenant.
 From the first his rise was rapid. In
 three years, after service with the
 engineers in the Crimean war, he was
 promoted to a captaincy. He was
 twice wounded at the siege of SeVas-
 tapoI and at the close of the war was
 breveted major and honored with the
 medals of the French Legion of Honor
 and the Turkish Metidie. Wolseley
 distinguished himself at the relief of
 Lucknow in 1857 and 1858, and follow
 ing further service in India and he
 was promoted to be 1ieutenant-colone1
 in 1859. In the following year he
 served in the war with China, as us
 ual with distinction, duly rewarded.
 In 1880 he was sent to Canada to
 take part in preparations for possible
 war with the United States, due to
 the Trent affair, and upon the peace
 full settlement of this difficulty he
 rem aimed in the new world a mum Der
 of years, his most noteworthy actiy-
 ity here being the conduct of the Red
 river expedition and the suppression
 of Louis Riel, the half breed rebel in
 1870. More honors for his Canadian
 service were bestowed upon him on
 his return to England and in 1871, as
 assistant adjutant-general, he devot-
 ed much attention to army reform.
 The Ashanti expedition soon followed
 and in the same month-January, 1874 came the capture of Kumasi, under his leadership. For these services he received the thanks of Parliament, a
 grant of $125,O00, the freedom of Lon don, a sword of honor, honorary de-
 grees from Oxford and Cambridge, and promotion to be major-genefa1. In 1878 he became Eeutenant-general after services as governor and general in Natal and as a member of the council of India. He next served as high commissioner in Cyprus and l then as commander of all the forces in l the Zulu war and as governor of Ma tai and the Transvaa1. In 1882 he was ] sent to Egypt to suppress the rebel | lion of Arabi Pasha, which he did in 1 a short and brilliant engagement. For | this service he was promoted to be 1 general and raised to the peerage az 1 Baron Wo1seley of Cairo and Vol seLey. He was sent in 1884 to the re- 1 lief of Gen. Gordon at Khartum, but | too late to prevent the success of the Arabs. In 1890 Lord WolseIey was 1 given the command in Ireland, in 1S94 | he was promoted to be field marshal | and in 1895 he succeeded the duke of | Cambridge in command of all the mill 1 itary forces of the empire. The sue l cess of the war in South Africa was 1 attributed largely to Lord Wo1seley's 1 system of reserves. He gave way as l commander-fn-chief to Lord Roberts ! in 1901 Lord Wo1seIey had one l daughter who was made heir to his tcy.-(Springheld Repub1ican)