Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 2/3/29
Title
Copy letter from Hamilton to Field Marshal Lord Roberts, 25 May 1902, on topics including the abilities of British artillery officers
Date(s)
- 1902 May 25 (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 his presidency of a committee to recommend a new medal for service in South Africa (the King's South Africa Medal); on the military capabilities of artillery officers, including Lt Col Frederick Drummond Vincent, Col Alexander Nelson Rochfort and Maj Stanley Brenton Von Donop; his dining with Boer Generals Jacobus Hercules De La Rey, Jan Christiaan Smuts and Louis Botha. 6pp