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Frederic Augustus Thesiger, Lord Chelmsford, was an English soldier and statesman. He was born in 1827 and died in 1905. The eldest son of the first Lord Chelmsford, who was twice lord-chancellor, he was educated at Eton, served in the Crimean War and through the Indian mutiny. As deputy adjutant-general he served in the Abyssinian campaign, was nominated CB, made aide-de-camp to her Majesty Queen Victoria, and adjutant-general to the forces in India from 1868 until 1876, and in 1877 was appointed commander of the forces and lieutenant-governor of Cape Colony.
He restored Kaffraria to tranquillity, and was given the chief command in the Zulu war of 1879. After great difficulties with the transport, and some disasters, he gained the decisive victory of Ulundi, before the arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley, who had been sent to supersede him. On his return he was made GCB, and from 1884 until 1889 was lieutenant of the Tower.
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The Order of the Bath or Knights of the Bath was an order of England, supposed to have been instituted by Henry IV on the day of his coronation, but allowed to lapse after the reign of Charles II until 1725, when George I revived it as a military order. By the book of statutes then prepared the number of knights was limited to the sovereign and thirty-seven knights companions; but the limits of the order were greatly extended in 1815, and again in 1847, when it was opened to civilians. It now consists of three classes, each subdivided into (1) military members, (2), civil members, and (3), honorary members, consisting of foreign princes and officers. The first-class consists of Knights of the Grand Cross (GLCB); the second of Knights Commanders (KCB); and the third of Companions (CB). The Dean of Westminster is dean of the order. The ribbon of the order is crimson; the badge a gold cross of eight points, with the lion of England between the four principal angles, and having in a circle in the centre the rose, thistle, and shamrock between three imperial crowns; motto: 'Tria juncta in uno' Stars are worn by the two first classes, with the additional motto 'Ich dien'.
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Sir Charles Vere Francis Townshend was an English soldier and politician. He was born in 1861 and died in 1924. He entered the Royal Marines in 1881, and saw service in the Suakin operations and in the Nile Expedition. In 1886 he transferred to the Indian Staff Corps, and in 1891 accompanied the expedition against the Hunza and Nagar tribes. He came to prominence following his defence of Chitral for which he was awarded the CB. He was at Atbara and Khartoum in 1898 and served in the South African War from 1899 until 1900, when he was transferred to the British army, joining the Royal Fusiliers. After various commands in India, he became major-general in 1911 and commander of a territorial division in 1912. He returned to India in 1913.
Early in 1915 he was sent to Mesopotamia at the head of a division, and after gaining several victories, had to retreat to Kut, which he defended for five months.. Taken prisoner after the fall of Kut he was removed to Constantinople, and was interned in Prinkipo Island.
He was knighted in 1916 and resigned from the army in 1920, becoming an independent member of parliament for the Wrekin division, joining the Conservative Party in 1922.
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The Cardoen CB 250-K is a Chilean medium-weight, highly effective air launched cluster bomb comprising 240 740 gram bomblets.
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The Cardoen CB 500-K is a Chilean heavy-weight highly effective air launched cluster bomb comprising 240 740 gram bomblets.
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The Cardoen CB 60-K is a Chilean small, but highly effective air launched cluster bomb comprising 50 740 gram bomblets.
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The BACC H-350 is an American twin-engined executive transport developed from the Howard 350 in 1962. The BACC H-350 is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2800 CB-17 eighteen-cylinder two-row radial air cooled engines providing a top speed of 660 kmh and a range of 3380 km. The BACC H-350 carries a crew of two and up to fourteen passengers.
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The BACC BA 400 is an American twin-engined executive transport developed from the Howard 500 in 1963. The BACC BA 400 is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2800 CB-17 eighteen-cylinder two-row radial air cooled engines providing a top speed of 660 kmh and a range of 4185 km. The BACC BA 400 carries a crew of two and up to fourteen passengers.
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The Breguet 765 Sahara is a French military transport version of the Breguet 763 Deux-Ponts aircraft. The Breguet 765 Sahara is a four-engined mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four Pratt And Whitney R-2800 CB-16 or CB-17 eighteen-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 400 kmh and a range of 4000 km. The Breguet 765 Sahara carries a crew of five in an upper deck and up to 126 fully equipped troops or 85 litters and medical attendants or freight which can include a 14-ton armoured vehicle in a lower deck.
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The Cardoen CB 250-K is a Chilean medium-weight, highly effective air launched cluster bomb comprising 240 740 gram bomblets.
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