The Life of Lord Roberts, V.C.

In 1901 a sketch of Lord Robert's career was published in a work written by me, entitled "Sepoy Generals," which has for some time been out of print. My first intention was to reprint the original sketch, with two additional chapters,bringing the  life record down to the present time. But when I had written these chapters and began to revise the original sketch, I found I was committed to writing what is practically a complete and new biography of Lord Roberts. The main object of the work is to enable the reader to form his own judgment of this great soldier by a clear presentation of his services in three main events in the annals of England: the Indian Mutiny, the Second Afghan War, and the Boer War.

The account of Lord Robert's services in the Indian Mutiny is the same as the original sketch, which was based on my " History of the Indian Mutiny, reviewed and illustrated from original documents." Lord Roberts, who took part in the stern conflict, and whose name is in the list of the wounded, kindly described to me on the theatre of their enactment the principal operations of the Siege of Delhi.

The story of the Second Afghan War, 1878-1880, is chiefly told from Lord Robert's dispatches- and what the Duke of Wellington said of his own Indian dispatches is applicable to them.

The account of Lord Robert's South African campaign is also mainly based on his own dispatches, collated with " The Official German History of the War," and fresh material. My earnest endeavour has been to tell the story of the Boer War without wounding the susceptibilities of any one of the brave men and able commanders who fought against us. Both combatants were convinced that their cause was just.....

Source: G.W.Forrest

Original navy blue boards with gilt blocking to front cover, and lettering to spine. Halftitle. Portrait.Title. Preface. List of Plates. viii plus 372 pages text with eight photogravures. Ex Libris label to front paste down. some offset to endpapers. Very clean copy.