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he commanded the garrison in the city. He then led a force based on
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officer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Memories of Forty-Eight Years
Service - The Zulu War
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811:"The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home"
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743:. No. 36766. London. 13 May 1902. p. 11
1140:Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
791:. No. 36788. London. 7 June 1902. p. 9
282:In December 1899, following the outbreak of the
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783:"The Army in South Africa - the Reinforcements"
256:(1875). He first came to prominence during the
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1125:British Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War
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555:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
494:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood
211:, son of Robert Tucker, and was educated at
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195:(6 December 1838 – 22 December 1935) was a
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735:"The King's Levée and Investiture"
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975:. 28 November 1879. p. 6939.
935:. 19 November 1909. p. 8554.
610:. 23 November 1855. p. 4369.
402:Most Honourable Order of the Bath
346:in late July. He was promoted to
279:district, until the end of 1899.
1120:British Army lieutenant generals
955:. 13 October 1911. p. 7464.
915:. 8 December 1905. p. 8814.
661:. Kiaat Creations. p. 144.
319:from South Africa in June 1902,
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644:. 29 August 1902. p. 5610.
543:Dawes, G.; Lunt, James (2004).
723:. 19 April 1901. p. 2695.
655:Francis Hugh De Souza (2004).
228:Sir Maurice O'Connell, 2nd Bt.
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464:Staffordshire Regiment Museum
248:, with whom he served in the
246:80th Staffordshire volunteers
207:Tucker was born at The Hall,
1110:People from Ashburton, Devon
591:, A & C Black, 1920–2008
576:UK public library membership
390:South Staffordshire Regiment
875:– via Newspapers.com.
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799:– via Newspapers.com.
751:– via Newspapers.com.
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37:Lt. Gen. Sir Charles Tucker
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1068:GOC Scottish District
658:A Question Of Treason
624:The War Times Journal
546:"Tucker, Sir Charles"
445:Royal Victorian Order
421:- Knight Commander –
203:Early life and family
332:Peace of Vereeniging
302:. After the fall of
508:1891 England Census
326:Tucker returned to
298:and the advance on
296:relief of Kimberley
213:Marlborough College
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348:lieutenant-general
180:Sir Charles Tucker
177:Lieutenant general
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589:Who Was Who
566:29 December
396:Decorations
344:Southampton
260:when, as a
220:John Hayter
1094:Categories
578:required.)
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356:Edward VII
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338:on the SS
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788:The Times
747:4 January
740:The Times
696:4 January
689:The Times
336:Cape Town
254:Perak War
242:22nd Foot
240:into the
147:Perak War
58:, England
375:Biarritz
354:of King
317:despatch
304:Pretoria
258:Zulu War
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124:Commands
97:Service/
75:, France
73:Biarritz
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382:Colonel
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