Lord Roberts: Diary of Colonel Knox, commanding divisional troops at Ladysmith, 1899-1900
diary, diary
Accession Number
NAM.1971-01-23-184-1
Description
Ms diary, kept in the form of loose pages, written by Colonel (later Lt Gen Sir) William Knox (1847-1916), during his service in South Africa in command of a division, November 1899 - March 1900, covering conditions at Ladysmith and the beginning of the siege, details of the artillery action, improvements to defences, casualties, Christmas in the front line, and the action following the fall of Cronje.
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)
Events
Ladysmith, Siege of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)
