Accession Number

NAM.2001-10-26

Description

Inventory description: Letter dated 26 Sep 1848, The Queens Fort, Bloemfontein, from Lt Edward Dyneley of the Royal Artillery describing events before, during and after the Battle of Boomplaats, Boomplaats Campaign (1848); also describes the Basuto Chief Moshesh parading his people before Governor Harry Smith; with Cape Town handstamp and India backstamps.