Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 2/3/11
Title
Copy letter from Hamilton to Field Marshal Lord Roberts, 9 Jan 1902, on topics including the competence of General Sir Redvers Buller
Date(s)
- 1902 Jan 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
6pp
Scope and content
Typescript copy of letter to FM Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Waterford and Pretoria, Commander in Chief of the British Army from Hamilton, Chief of Staff to Lt Gen Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum and Aspall, Commander in Chief South Africa, including on the purported superiority of the South African Constabulary over soldiers for pacification purposes, on the suitability of Gen Sir Redvers Henry Buller to command 1 Army Corps and on the retention of military control of South African farms. 6pp