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Who did Lord Kitchener replace as commander-in-chief during the Second Boer War?

  • Major John French

  • General Lord Roberts

  • Colonel Redvers Buller

  • Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg

Answer

Lord Kitchener succeeded General Lord Roberts as commander-in-chief during the Second Boer War. His appointment marked a shift in British strategy, emphasizing mobile columns and scorched earth tactics to counter Boer guerrilla warfare. Kitchener's leadership and implementation of these new tactics ultimately contributed to the British victory in 1902.
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