NAM.2004-03-73-5-24

Manuscript letter from A Kingscote with the Naval Brigade at Fort Tenedos to Col Charles Knight Pearson, dated 24 January 1879. Relates details known of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift on the 22 January 1879. From papers and maps relating to the service in South Africa of Col Charles Knight Pearson prior to and during the Zulu War (1879).

Isandlwana, Battle of, 1879 (Zulu War 1879), Rorke’s Drift, Battle of, 1879 (Zulu War 1879)