NAM.1967-07-19-255

Transcript of letter to Capt R A C Christie, Kent Artillery Militia, from William Riddell Birdwood, Camp Chieveley, Natal, 22 Dec 1899. Reflects upon the battle of Colenso and mentions Churchill’s escape from Pretoria. From a collection of 1414 papers of FM William, Lord Birdwood, relating chiefly to his career in the Indian Army, 1882-1930.

Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)