Manuscript letter to Wood from the Landrost, M W Stroom on the dispatch of native messages, and the willingness of the Boer farmers to fight the Zulus, 14 Dec 1878.

Letters written by Col Evelyn Wood to Chelmsford and his staff during the war and the events leading up to it; official reports and letters, whilst commanding the Left Column (No 4), October 1878 to June 1879.
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.