2023, Installation of an interpretation board by the Redvers Buller statue

has description: The interpretation board, titled 'Buller's statue: Views of Empire', details the places and times where Redvers Buller was posted during his imperial career, as well as a range of historical and contemporary voices commenting on colonial history and its legacies today.

The sites and conflicts listed on the board comprise of Devon (1839), India (1858), China (1860), Canada (1870) Ashanti (1873-1874), the South African Wars (1878/79), Egypt (1882), Sudan (1884-1885), Ireland (1886-1887), Army Headquarters and War Office (1890s), the Second South Africa War (1900), and Exeter (1905).

Some of the historical voices featured include Louis Riel, Frances Colenso, and Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. There are also comments from Exeter residents of Ashanti and Sudanese heritage on aspects of Buller's legacy today.
has type: plaque
took place at: Exeter; United Kingdom
took place on or within: 2023