Equestrian statue of Sir Redvers Buller

[1] Buller was appointed commander of the British Army forces sent to South Africa in the opening phases of the Second Boer War, from October 1899 to January 1900.

The three other faces each bear inscriptions – one giving his name and honours, "Redvers Buller / VC GCB GCMG / of Downes"; another listing his military services, "1859-1900 / India China / Canada Ashanti / Egypt Soudan [sic] / South Africa / He Saved Natal", with the last referring to his service in the Boer War and the relief of Ladysmith, notwithstanding defeats at the battles of Colenso and Spion Kop; and the last recording that the statue was "Erected / by his countrymen / at home and beyond the seas / 1905".

A choir sang "Land of Hope and Glory", and the band of the 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifles, played "God Save the Queen".

After the unveiling, the band also performed to crowds in Northernhay Park, Belmont Pleasure Grounds and St Thomas Belmont Pleasure Grounds; Buller and his family attended a reception at the Victoria Hall in Queen Street (which was demolished after being damaged by fire in 1919); and a celebratory tea was served to 500 military veterans in Bury Meadow Park.

In January 2021, a five-person committee of Exeter City Council councillors voted to seek permission to move the statue from its location near Exeter College, "because of the man it portrays [and] because of the names carved on the plinth of colonial campaigns which sought to advance British imperialist interests in other countries", which means "the current location is inappropriate because it is outside an educational establishment, which includes young people from diverse backgrounds".