NAM.1968-07-386-29-1

Manuscript confidential letter book, containing copies of 38 letters written by Gen The Hon Frederick Thesiger 15 Feb to 13 Aug 1878 to the Adjutant General, Glyn, Pearson, Duke of Cambridge, Shepstone, Frere, Lanyon, Wood, Rowlands and others, relating to operations on the borders of Cape Colony, and other matters affecting the Army in the colony. At the back of the book is a list of 'Men to be relied on', drawn up 28 Feb 1878. From papers of General Lord Chelmsford, relating to his command of the Army at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1877-1879, including the 9th Cape Frontier War (1877-1879) and the Zulu War (1879). Arranged by Maj Gen M W E Gossett, Lord Chelmsford's Principal Aide De Camp during the Zulu War (1879). Available on microfilm only.