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Sir Frederick Carrington | |
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Born | Cheltenham | 23 August 1844
Died | 22 March 1913 Cheltenham | (aged 68)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Frontier Light Horse 2nd Mounted Infantry |
Battles/wars | Ninth Frontier War Basuto Gun War First Matabele War Matabele Rebellion Second Anglo-Boer War Sekhukhune Wars |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Relations | Dorothy Carrington (daughter) |
Major General Sir Frederick Carrington, KCB, KCMG (23 August 1844, Cheltenham – 22 March 1913, Cheltenham), was a British soldier and friend of Cecil Rhodes. He acquired fame by suppressing the 1896 Matabele rebellion.