NAM.1967-02-91-21

Ts document (28pp), containing copies of letters by Capt (later Maj Gen) Charles Melliss to his mother, with additional notes, relating to his service commanding a company of the 24th (Baluchistan) Regiment operating against the Mazrui rebels in East Africa during the M'wele campaign, 23 Mar- 1 Jul 1896. Covers a canoeing accident in which two of the men under his commanded drowned; jungle warfare; intelligence gathering; his views on local people, the troops under his command and African porters; life on campaign; the problem of insects; food and drink; health and sickness of horses and soldiers; the rebels and their leader, Sheikh Mubarak [Mbarak] bin Rashid; an incident where he lost his temper with his guide who then deserted him compelling him to spend the night in wet clothes which brought on a bout of Malaria and his time in Zanzibar after the campaign. From a collection of papers relating to Maj Gen Sir Charles John Melliss VC (1862-1936). Associated with East Africa, the M'wele Campaign (1895-1896).

East Africa, M’wele Campaign (1895-1896)