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Wolseley, Garnet Joseph, 1833 - 1913 (1st Viscount Wolseley)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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F. M. Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Visct. Wolseley, 1890 - 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011S/9
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(1833-1913). Soldier. (27).

Dates: 1890 - 1894
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Sir Garnet Wolseley K.C.B., K.C.M.G, 1878

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018A/1
Scope and Contents 57 x 90 mm. Woodburytype. A head and shoulders portrait of Sir Garnet Wolseley in military uniform and medals. Wolseley, at very short notice, left London on 22 July 1878 to take up his appointment as High Commissioner of Cyprus. It was not a position he enjoyed, commenting later: 'I had always heard that the Turk was a clever diplomatist, but of all the good bargains he had ever made, this one about Cyprus is much the best - he takes all the plums out of the island and throws upon us...
Dates: 1878
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: The volume is located at: RCS.Cob.18.121.
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Viscount Wolseley, 1890 - 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011T/9A
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93 x 140 mm. Mounted on card. Head and shoulder side portrait of Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), a distinguished soldier and army reformer thought by some to be responsible for the efficiency of the 'modern' British Army of the First World War. The side profile may be due to the fact that he was severely wounded by a shell in 1855, cauusing him to lose sight in one eye. Photograph by W. and D. Downey, 57 and 61 Ebury Street, London.

Dates: 1890 - 1913
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wolseley to Glover, 1874-01-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/7/25
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1874-01-17
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wolseley to Senior Naval Officer, Cape Coast, 1873-12-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/6/123
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1873-12-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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