Sir Redvers Buller | |
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| Born | 7 December 1839 Crediton, Devon |
| Died | 2 June 1908 (aged 68) Crediton, Devon |
| Buried | Holy Cross Churchyard, Crediton |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1858–1901 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Commands | Aldershot Command British Forces in South Africa Adjutant-General to the Forces Quartermaster-General to the Forces |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Chinese War Anglo-Ashanti wars Xhosa Wars Anglo-Zulu War First Boer War Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War |
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General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, VC, GCB, GCMG (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa during the early months of the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded the army in Natal until his return to England in November 1900.