NAM.1985-02-22-4

32 letters written by Capt Gerald Frederick Trotter (1871-1945), Grenadier Guards, 24 Nov 1899-21 Apr 1900. He describes the early stages of the Boer War (1899-1902), including the Battle of the Modder River. From a collection of typed transcripts of letters written to their parents by the four sons of Maj Gen Sir Henry Trotter, 1898-1901. On 35 mm microfilm.

Modder River, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)