Buller

Sir Redvers Henry, a British soldier; born in Devons hire, England, in 1839; entered the army in 1858; served in the campaigns in China (1860), A shanti (1873-1874), South Africa (1878-1879), Egypt (1882-1884), and the Sudan (1884— 1885); in 1890 succeeded Lord Wolseley as adjutant-general of the army and became lieutenant-general. On the breaking out of the Boer-British War in South Africa, in October, 1899, he was placed in command of the British forces who went to the relief of Lady smith. On Dec. 15, following, in attempting to force the pa age of the Tugela river at Colenso, he was repulsed, with a lo of 1,097 officers and men and 11 guns. After several repulses he succeeded in relieving Lady smith, March 3, 1900. He was afterward relieved from command on the ground of failure to meet the expectations of his military superiors, and much seandal was caused vy a controversy which followed regarding the responsibility for his failure. He died June 2, 1908.