Garnet Wolseley

Field Marshal Sir Garnet Wolseley was "the very model of a modern major general"--the line in HMS Pinafore was a reference to him, and the phrase "all Sir Garnet" meant "everything in proper order". He was commissioned in 1852 and served in:

• Second Burmese War
• Crimean War
• Indian Mutiny
• Second Opium War
• Red River Rebellion
• Third Ashanti War
• Zulu War
• Egyptian War
• Mahdist War

He was noted for careful preparation, followed by quick and successful campaigns.