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

has description | a une 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 | est de type: plaque
took place at | a eu lieu dans: Exeter; United Kingdom
took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps: 2023

is referred to by | est référencé par: Alan Lester, 'Redvers Buller's Empire', Cast in Stone blog post, August 22 2023

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