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WOLSELEY, GARNET. 



tee War of 1873-'74 he was commander-in- 

 chief, and for his success in that campaign was 

 promoted to be major-general and received the 

 thanks of Parliament. In 1874 he went to 

 Natal to administer the government of the 

 colony. The following year he acted as inspect- 

 or-general of the auxiliary forces, and in No- 

 vember, 1876, was appointed a member of the 

 Council of India. In 1878 he was selected to 

 organize the government of Cyprus as high 

 commissioner and commander - in - chief. In 

 June, 1879, he returned to Natal, arriving at 

 the close of the Zooloo War. As Governor and 

 High Commissioner of Natal and the Trans- 

 vaal he took cbarge of the work of organizing 

 a government in the conquered Zoolooland, and 

 conducted the subsequent campaign against 

 Secocoeni. He returned to England in May, 

 1880, where he filled the post of quartermas- 



ter-general, and, in April, 1882, succeeded Sir 

 Henry Ellice as adjutant-general. When it 

 was determined to send an expeditionary force 

 to Egypt against the army collected by Arabi 

 Pasha, Sir Garnet Wolseley, as the most suc- 

 cessful and distinguished general in the British 

 army, was appointed to conduct the campaign. 

 His strategical plans were not interfered with 

 by the civil authorities, and were so well laid 

 that the war was terminated and the large 

 Egyptian army dispersed before the operations 

 were thought to be well commenced. For this 

 last and greatest of his many achievements, 

 Sir Garnet was raised to the peerage. He is 

 the author of several works, including a " Nar- 

 rative of the War with China " and a soldiers' 

 manual, and a frequent contributor to the mag- 

 azines. In 1867 he was married to a Miss Ers- 

 kine. 



