letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1967-07-19-253
Description
Transcript of letter to Capt R A C Christie, Kent Artillery Militia, from William Riddell Birdwood, Camp Frere Natal, 10 Dec 1899. Grumbles about other officers and praises Churchill’s conduct when captured by the Boers. From a collection of 1414 papers of FM William, Lord Birdwood, relating chiefly to his career in the Indian Army, 1882-1930.
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)