letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1968-07-386-9-116

Description

Letter to Chelmsford, Kambula Hill, mentioning the fears of some of his senior subordinates, the need for a depot between Battle Spruit and Luneburg, and the effect of Isandlwana on the troops, 18 Apr 1879. Demi-official letters to Chelmsford and Crealock from Wood, September 1878 to June 1879 and August 1881 (?). 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.

Events

Isandlwana, Battle of, 1879 (Zulu War 1879)

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