letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1968-07-386-11-3

Description

Letter to Chelmsford from Surgeon-Major Scott, HQ Staff, describing the wounds on the Prince Imperial’s body, its preservation, and departure for Natal, 3 Jun 1879. From documents relating to the death of the Prince Imperial and the removal of his body from South Africa. From papers of General Lord Chelmsford, relating to his command of the Army at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1877-1879, including the 9th Cape Frontier War (1877-1879) and the Zulu War (1879). Arranged by Maj Gen M W E Gossett, Lord Chelmsford's Principal Aide De Camp during the Zulu War (1879). Available on microfilm only.

Events

Prince Imperial, Death of the, 1879 (Zulu War 1879)

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