letter (draft), letter
Accession Number

NAM.1968-07-386-22-6

Description

Draft of Chelmsford's reply to Lt Col Edward Durnford's letter regarding his brother, Col Anthony Durnford's reputation (1968-07-386-22-5), which had 'given me much pain', December 1879. Associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War, January 1879. From papers from the period August 1879 to September 1886. 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

Isandlwana, Battle of, 1879 (Zulu War 1879)