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Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Buller (1839-1908) won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879. Commander-in-chief of the British army at the beginning of the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902) before being replaced by Lord Roberts, he led the force which relieved the siege of Ladysmith in 1900. Portrait from Celebrities of the Army, published by George Newnes, (London, 1902).