" This man opposed the building of a Channel Tunnel because he believed that it would make it too easy for continental armies to invade.
In a letter to his aunt, this man wrote, "Man-shooting is the finest sport of all. There is a certain amount of infatuation about it; that the more you kill, the more you wish to kill." This man defended Nathan Bedford Forrest's actions at Fort Pillow, saying he witnessed no "unusual bloodthirstiness on the part of the assailants." This man opposed the building of a Channel Tunnel because he believed that it would make it too easy for continental armies to invade. This general destroyed the capital of a kingdom after winning battles at Amoaful and Ordashu. Soon after that campaign, (*) this man was given command in the Zulu War, though the fighting was over before he arrived. This general who captured Kumasi may be most famous for leading the Nile Expedition that relieved the Siege of Khartoum. For 10 points, name this Victorian general parodied as Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance.
In a letter to his aunt, this man wrote, "Man-shooting is the finest sport of all.
Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley