Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Wolseley KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC
Wolseley in 1895
8th Commander-in-Chief of the British Army
In office 1 November 1895 – 3 January 1901
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Succeeded by	Lord Frederick Roberts
Governor of Transvaal
In office 29 September 1879 – 27 April 1880
Preceded by	Owen Lanyon
Succeeded by	Position abolished The Viscount Milner (1901)
Governor of the Gold Coast
In office 2 October 1873 – 4 March 1874
Preceded by	Robert William Harley
Succeeded by	James Maxwell
Personal details
Born	Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-06-04)4 June 1833 Golden Bridge House, Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland[1]
Died	25 March 1913(1913-03-25) (aged 79) London, England
Resting place	St. Paul's Cathedral, London
Awards	Knight of the Order of St Patrick Member of the Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Volunteer Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire) Legion of Honour (France)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom Egypt
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1852–1900
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Forces Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Adjutant-General to the Forces Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Battles/wars	Second Burmese War Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol Indian Rebellion of 1857 Siege of Lucknow Capture of Lucknow Second Opium War Third Battle of Taku Forts American Civil War (observer) Fenian raids Red River Rebellion Third Anglo-Ashanti War Anglo-Zulu War 1879 Sekhukhune Wars 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Battle of Tel el-Kebir Mahdist War Nile Expedition Second Boer War

Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC (4 June 1833 – 25 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency.

Wolseley is considered to be one of the most prominent and decorated war heroes of the British Empire during the era of New Imperialism. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (1873–1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884–85. Wolseley served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1895 to 1900. His reputation for efficiency led to the late 19th century English phrase "everything's all Sir Garnet", meaning, "All is in order."^[2]