Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa

{{Short description|Commander of the British forces in the Second Boer War}}

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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:

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| order = 1

| image = VCRedversHenryBuller.jpg

| military_rank = General

| officeholder = Sir Redvers Buller

| officeholder_sort = Buller, Redvers

| officeholder_note = {{efn|Relieved during Black Week.}}

| born_year = 1839

| died_year = 1908

| term_start = 11 October 1899

| term_end = 22 December 1899

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| order = 2

| image = General Lord Roberts AKA "Bobs" (25136980491).jpg

| military_rank = Field Marshal

| officeholder = Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

| officeholder_sort = Roberts, Frederick

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| born_year = 1832

| died_year = 1914

| term_start = 23 December 1899

| term_end = 11 December 1900

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1899|12|23|1900|12|11}}

| defence_branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}

| ref = {{London Gazette|issue=27146|page=8541|date=22 December 1899}}

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| order = 3

| image = Horatio Herbert Kitchener (cropped).jpg

| military_rank = Field Marshal

| officeholder = Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

| officeholder_sort = Kitchener, Herbert

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| born_year = 1850

| died_year = 1916

| term_start = 12 December 1900

| term_end = 23 June 1902

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1900|12|12|1902|06|23}}

| defence_branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}

| ref = {{London Gazette|issue=27256|page=8459|date=14 December 1900}}

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