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When was Sir Redvers Henry Buller made commander in chief of the troops in the South African War?

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He was made commander in chief of troops in the South African War in 1899, but his initial failure to relieve the besieged town of Ladysmith led to his supersession (1899) by Lord Roberts of Kandahar.

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