Manuscript copy of telegram from Pearson to Chelmsford, reporting measures taken for the defence of Eshowe, 2 Feb 1879.

Letters and Papers relating to the advance of Col Pearson's Column (No.1, or Right) in Zululand, to April 1879, 1878-1879.
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.