Wolseley

[ woolz-lee ]

/ ˈwʊlz li /

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noun

Garnet Joseph, 1st Viscount, 1833–1913, British field marshal.

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How to use Wolseley in a sentence

Wolseley was quite wrong about special correspondents: they are the soldier's best friends.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling
Thus, a force of 1,200 men was speedily gathered together and put at the disposal of Colonel Wolseley.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
Soon afterwards he was defeated by General Wolseley and the insurrection was at an end.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris
In the following year the revolt collapsed on the arrival of General Wolseley at this fort.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris

However, his chance came two years later when he went out as second in command of the 19th to join Wolseley's Nile Expedition.
Generals of the British Army|Francis Dodd

British Dictionary definitions for Wolseley

Wolseley

/ (ˈwʊlzlɪ) /

noun

Garnet Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1833–1913, British field marshal, noted for his army reforms

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