Lord Frederick S. Roberts arrives at the Cape, replacing Sir Redvers Buller as commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa during the Second Anglo Boer War.
eventREF E-0011194Revised
10 January 1900
Lord. Roberts arrives at the Cape
Lord Frederick S. Roberts
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- 9 Dec 2019
Lord Frederick S. Roberts
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- 01SAHO Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 3 December 2013]
- 02SAHO South African War 1899-1902 Second Anglo-Boer War [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 3 December 2013]
Last updated · 9 Dec 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Lord. Roberts arrives at the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011194
South African History Online (2011) 'Lord. Roberts arrives at the Cape', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011194 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
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