Letter from Lt Henry Clifford of the Rifle Brigade to his father dated Bear’s Farm. 3 miles from Waterkloof and 24 from Fort Beaufort, 4 July 1852. Final attack on Waterkloof imminent: ‘we are sure to meet with a very warm reception - the path we are to take ... has never been traversed by less than three regiments.’

Associated with the 8th Cape Frontier War (1850-1853).
From a collection of letters to England from Captain Henry Clifford of the Rifle Brigade while serving in Cape Colony, 1848-1853.