NAM.2006-03-52-2

Letter from Capt, and Adjutant of Kitchener’s Horse, Walter Norris Congreve, VC, 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade. Sent to his uncle George Congreve from Jacobsdal Free State, 18 Feb 1900. He describes an encounter with de Wet at Water Vaal Drift and the surrender of Cronje at Paardeberg. With transcript. One of two manuscript letters written by Capt and Adj Walter Norris Congreve. Associated with the Battle of Bloemfontein and the Battle of Paardeberg, Boer War (1899-1902) 1900.

Paardeberg, Battle of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902), Bloemfontein, Battle of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)