Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa

The Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa was the title of the British Army general who held command of British forces during the Second Boer War.

The Commander-in-Chief were:

No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef.
1
Buller, RedversGeneral
Sir Redvers Buller
(1839–1908)
11 October 189922 December 189972 days British Army–
2
Roberts, FrederickField Marshal
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
(1832–1914)		23 December 189911 December 1900353 days British Army
3
Kitchener, HerbertField Marshal
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
(1850–1916)		12 December 190023 June 19021 year, 193 days British Army
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