telegram, signal
Accession Number

NAM.1981-12-54-592

Description

Copy of telegram from Gen Primrose, Kandahar, 17 Jul 1880. With reply of 18 Jul on Burrows’ withdrawal from Helmand and Warre’s wish that he should return to Girishk; enclosed two notes by Warre on Burrows’ position, 10 and 17 Jul, and a copy of a telegram of 17 Jul to Sir James Fergusson, Governor of Bombay, on the same topic. From papers of Gen Sir Henry James Warre, commander of 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in the Crimea and New Zealand, relating to his military career, 1845-1881 (c).

Events

Maiwand, Battle of, 1880 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880)