NAM.1967-07-19-248

Letter from William Riddell Birdwood to his mother Edith, Ladysmith, 7 Mar 1900. States he is pleased Ladysmith was relieved, that he was one of the first to enter the town, that the Boer prisoners were keen to return to their farms, and that he wonders how long the war will continue. From a collection of 1414 papers of FM William, Lord Birdwood, relating chiefly to his career in the Indian Army, 1882-1930.

Ladysmith, Relief of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)