Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford

General The Right Honourable

The Lord Chelmsford

GCB, GCVO
General The Right Honourable; The Lord Chelmsford; GCB, GCVO
	Frederic Thesiger, c. 1870
Born	31 May 1827; London, England
Died	9 April 1905 (aged 77); London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1844–1905
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Crimean War; Indian Rebellion of 1857; 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia; Xhosa Wars; Anglo-Zulu War;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Mentioned in Despatches; Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire);
Other work	Lieutenant of the Tower of London; Colonel of Sherwood Foresters; Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards;

General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, GCB, GCVO (31 May 1827 – 9 April 1905) was a British Army officer who rose to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War, when an expeditionary force under his command suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of a Zulu force at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879. Despite this defeat, he was able to score several victories against the Zulus, culminating in the British victory at the Battle of Ulundi, which ended the war and partly restored his reputation in Britain.

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