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★Victoria Cross

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Redvers Buller — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score218380th out of 4480

Number of Medals22

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score258171 of 4480

British Army#67of 876

Logistics#2of 27

Second Anglo-Chinese War#3of 16

Anglo-Ashanti wars#1of 1

Xhosa Wars#1of 2

Anglo-Zulu War#1of 31

First Boer War#1of 10

Anglo-Egyptian War#1of 5

Mahdist War#2of 23

Second Boer War#17of 131

Redvers Buller

General, British Army

Second Anglo-Chinese WarAnglo-Ashanti warsXhosa WarsAnglo-Zulu WarFirst Boer WarAnglo-Egyptian WarMahdist WarSecond Boer War

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross
Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross
China Medal 1857-1860 (3)
Canada General Service Medal (2)
Ashantee Medal (2)
South Africa Medal 1877-79 (2)
Egypt Medal (2)
Queen's South Africa Medal (6)
Khedive's Star
Order of Osmanieh — (Ottoman Empire)

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Biography

General Sir Redvers Henry Buller,, was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa during the early months of the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded the army in Natal until his return to England in November 1900.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Order of Osmanieh — (Ottoman Empire)(base 90)

+90

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+28

Heroic Score218 pts