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LIDDELL HART, Capt Sir Basil Henry (1895-1970)
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Copy telegrams and reports, 1900-1902, relating to the Second Boer War, South Africa

Two volumes of manuscript copies of cipher telegrams and situation reports relating to the Second Boer War, between PROEMIAL (codename for Rt Hon William St John Freemantle Brodrick, Secretary of State for War) and Gen Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, 1900-1902, and including copies of telegrams to Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner and Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar. With typescript copies of above telegrams and explanatory letter to Detmar Blow. 2 vols, 1 file

Suggestions of the Manchester Tactical Society for the improvement of the organisation and training of the Volunteer Force, 1904

Suggestions of the Manchester Tactical Society for the improvement of the organisation and training of the Volunteer Force' (J E Cornish Ltd, Manchester, 1904). The Manchester Tactical Society was founded in Feb 1881 by Capt H S Wilkinson, Mr A P Ledward, Maj H L Rocca and Capts J L Aspland, T Brown, J B Lloyd and J P Peacock, of 20 Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, for the promotion of the study of the operations of war. 3 copies, 3 vols

Copy extracts from a RUSI discussion, 1908, about priorities in Territorial Army training

Extracts from a discussion led by Lt Gen Robert Baden-Powell, Commanding Northumbrian Div, at the Royal United Services Institution, 21 Oct 1908, on whether prominence should be given to teaching parade drill or fighting skills such as machine gun and artillery operation in Territorial Army training, including contributions from Lt Gen Sir Edward (Thomas Henry) Hutton, Arthur Lee, MP, Col Ivor Maxse, RT Hon Hugh Oakley Arnold-Forster, MP, Maj Robert A Johnson, 1 Volunteer Bn, Hampshire Regt, Col Edgar Lambart, Commanding London Territorial Artillery Bde, and Lt Col J R Hanson, Commanding 5 Durham Light Infantry. 1 file

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