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Archibald Forbes
1838–1900
A fearless Victorian war correspondent, he became famous for vivid frontline reporting that brought major European and imperial conflicts to readers at home. His mix of soldierly experience and fast, dramatic writing helped define modern war journalism.
6 Audiobooks
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
by Archibald Forbes
The Great War of 189-: A Forecast
by P. H. (Philip Howard) Colomb, Archibald Forbes, Charles Lowe, F. N. (Frederic Natusch) Maude, John Frederick Maurice, David Christie Murray, Frank Scudamore
Barracks, Bivouacs and Battles
by Archibald Forbes
Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde
by Archibald Forbes
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
by Archibald Forbes
Battles of the nineteenth century, vol. 1 of 7
by Archibald Forbes, Arthur Griffiths, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
About the author
Born in 1838 in Morayshire, Scotland, Archibald Forbes was educated at the University of Aberdeen and later served in the Royal Dragoons before ill health ended his army career. That military background gave him an unusual understanding of campaigns and soldiers’ lives, which shaped the journalism that made his name.
Forbes rose to prominence as a war correspondent in the 1870s, especially through his reporting on the Franco-Prussian War. He went on to cover the Third Carlist War, the Russo-Turkish War, the Anglo-Zulu War, and other conflicts, earning a reputation for speed, stamina, and clear, dramatic dispatches from the field.
Alongside his newspaper work, he also wrote books, biographies, and historical works. By the time of his death in 1900, he was widely remembered as one of the best-known war correspondents of the Victorian age.