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Retirement of England's Roaring Lion
Our London correspondent recalls General Wolseley's forty year rise from Dublin command to chief of the British Army and his long service in India the Crimea Canada Africa and the Mediterranean. The piece notes his Canada postings his 1860s North American fame his views on General Lee and Grant his expected retirement next year and his legacy as a fearless leader and author.
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