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late King Edward then Prince OF Wales,
visited IL In 1876. and superintendent the
arrangements for the durbar at Delhi on
January /. 1877. when Queen Victoria
was proclaimed Empress OF India.
HI. Services Recognized.
More Indian campaigns followed, Rob-
erts gaining in rank and glory with each,
until In 1850 his services were recognized
by both Houses OF Parliament, which
voted their thanks, as did the Government
of India and the Governor-G General In
Council He was created X. c. B., q. c.
B and a baronet, and received the media!
with four clasps and the bronze star.
Then he went home. and when news
OF the disaster at Majuba Hill In South
Africa arrived in London he was. APP
pointed Governor OF Natal and commander
in chief In South Africa. But when he
got to Cape Town he found that peace
had been made with the Beers ana MS
services were not needed. He was called
home and visited Germany as the guest
OF the German Emperor
He returned to India, fought few
more campaigns. accumulated more honors
and in 1885 was appointed commander In
chief OF the army in India, succet ding sir
Donald Stewart. While he held this po-
sItlon he introduced many measures for
the benefit OF the army and greatly de-
velOpeu the llOnNlfI COMMUNICATE o'''
defences. on January /, 1892, he was
elevated to the peeraEe as Baron Roberts
of Kandahar and Waterford year later
ne went back to England, and two years
/ later became field marshal. In the au-
tumn OF the same year he succeeded LORD
/ Wolseley in the Irish command. At Queen
/ Victoria's diamond jubilee he was created
X. +.
The south African War.
! when the Boer war broke out for n
time 1t looked as II Roberts would not be
sent to South Africa. Hut disaster fol
lowed disaster. and after the battle OF
Colenso. where his only son was killed In
! saving British guns, II was decided to
send him out as commander in chief
He arrived at Cape Town in January,
1900, and after organizing his forces with
sound strategy advanced directly upon
Bloemfontein and soon changed the gloom
In England over the state OF affairs to a
condition of optimism In quick success
sion he raised the sieges OF Kimberley and
Ladysmith. Then he chased Gen. CronJe.
on whose shoulders the bulk Of the Boer
| hopes rested, who was fleeing toward the
capita, with his army. Roberts overlook
him at Paardeberg. and although CronJe
put up gallant defence Roberts finally
forced him TO surrender with about 5000
men on the anniversary OF MaJuba day.
February ~, 1900,
Two weeks later Roberts entered
Bloemfontein, the capital OF the Orange
Free State. Thence after six weeks
preparation he advanced upon Pretoria,
the capital OF the Transvaal. He relieved
Mafeking on May II, and entered Pre-
toria on June g. The two Boer States
were annexed. and the backbone of resist
ance was broken.
The Beers commenced guerrilla warfare
and Roberts turned over the command to
Lord Kitchener. who had assisted him.
and went back TO England. arriving
January 2. 1901. The same day he had
an audience with Queen Victoria, who
handed him the order OF the Garter. He
was overwhelmed with honors from the
reigning family and from the British
people On January IL he was elevated
TO an earldom at the last audience granted
By the Queen, who died eight days later.
When the Kaiser went to London 10 attend
tho Queens funeral ne handed Roberts
the order Of the Black Eagle.
Retires From Active service.
Roberts received the thanks of both
houses OF Parliament and grant OF
100000 for his services in South Africa.
In 1905 ha retired from ec,!ve service.
Th@nceforward he began n campaign
In England. conducted by public speeches
and writings, in which he aimed at stir
ring up his country TO realisation OF it,
unpreparodness tor tho war which he be-
licved would inevitably come.
Recently the London newspapers have
como 10 regard him as prophet Of won
derful wisdom and patriotism, but Mt the
time there were many who denounced him
as wickedly stirring up wac while Others
sneerod NJ him as an old man grown tim
orous with years,
He urged that boys Of and 10 years
should be systematically trained for wal
and In some of his speeches suggested
compulsory military service for all men
| He called the army totally inadequate
. imperfectly trained ana totally unfit Her,
Is Il paragraph from speech he made in
August, 1912
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