telegram, signal
Accession Number

NAM.1968-07-386-13-42

Description

cypher telegram from Crealock to Military Secretary, little of substance - hopes stories that Prince Imperial is dead are false, 6 Jun 1879. From a collection of messages from Cetshwayo regarding peace and other matters and papers relating to Zulu refugees and their treatment, from the period 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.

Events

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

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