Lord Roberts: Letters of Sir Donald Stewart, 1879-1885
papers, papers
Accession Number
NAM.1971-01-23-147-12
Description
4 ms letters and 5 cypher messages written by Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart (1824-1900) to Lord Roberts, November 1879 - March 1885, as Commander of the Kandahar Field Force and later Commander in Chief in India, discussing the future governance of, and distribution of troops in, Afghanistan, his disapproval of punishments, progress of the campaign, and the issue of command in India.
Campaigns
2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)
