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Extract from the Royal United Services Institute Journal, comprising an article by Lt Col P I Izmestien, an Officer of the Russian General Staff entitled 'The importance of secrecy in war'. 8pp.

Napoleon as a General (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd, London, 1902), by Count Yorck von Wartenburg. 1 vol.

Draft Capper family tree. 1p.

Papers created or collected by Maj Gen Sir Thompson Capper during the course of his military career, [1896-1914], dated [1888], [1896], [1900]-1902, 1905, 1907-[1914] , principally comprising papers relating to his work at Staff College, Quetta, [1908]-1911; printed pamphlets and notes on operations in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, dated [1908-1914]; printed pamphlet and notes relating to operations against Dervish rebels in British Somaliland in 1913, dated [1913]; papers relating to his service with 13 Infantry Bde, notably including printed training instructions, 1907 and 1909, and his circular to officers of 3 Infantry Bde summarising the official report on army manoeuvres, Dublin, 1910. Three printed books, 1888, 1902 and 1908, comprising books on Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and The Second Afghan War (John Murray, London, 1908), an official account produced in the Intelligence Branch, Army HQ, India, annotated by Capper.

Translations from foreign journals relating to the recent war in South Africa', prepared in the Intelligence Div, War Office. 1 vol.

Three examples of reconnaissance instructing orders of attack, taken from Thompson Capper's copies of orders given whilst he was Assistant Adjutant General to 5 Div during the Second Boer War, South Africa. 5pp.

Copy letter from Thompson Capper to Col Edward Arthur Fanshawe, on the subject of infantry formations under artillery fire, outlining his own fears about the weakness of some of the column formations laid out in diagrams enclosed with the letter. 11pp.

Photocopied notes on the Capper Medal Collection, which was presented to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in 1969. The notes include biographical details of the male and female members of the Capper family who between 1832 and 1953 earned 31 honours and decorations and 141 medals. Includes details of Thompson and John Edward Capper. 21pp.

Copies of telegrams sent between V Adm Sir David Beatty, Commander in Chief of the British Grand Fleet, German Adm Franz von Hipper, Commander in Chief of the German High Seas Fleet, and various others, concerning the operation to escort units of the German High Seas Fleet to Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, for internment, including details of ship numbers and names, conditions as laid down in the armistice agreement, directions to rendezvous, and the removal of German sailors from the ships onto transports bound for Germany. Includes a memorandum laying out the details of Operation ZZ, to meet and escort the ships to anchorage in the Firth of Forth, from whence they traveled to Scapa, and an order of the British Fleet for this task. 41pp.

Text of an article by Thompson Capper replying to an article in the Edinburgh Review of Jan 1912, the author of which had access to a previous and unpublished article by Capper replying to a suggestion that the British army adopt a 'doctrine of war'. Capper argues that to introduce a doctrine of procedure is impossible, and advocates instead a moral and spiritual code. 9pp.

Francais et Allemands: Histoire Anecdotique de la Guerre de 1870-1871 (Garnier Brothers, Paris, 1888), by Dick de Lonlay. 1 vol.

The Second Afghan War, 1878-80. Abridged Official Account (John Murray, London, 1908), produced by the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. Originally from the Library at the Staff College, Quetta, the volume is annotated by Capper with comments upon the text. 1 vol.

List of equipment and possessions owned by Capper. 2pp.

Text of lecture delivered by Thompson Capper to the members of the Royal Military Society of Ireland, at Dublin, on the subject of 'Staff duties'. 24pp.

Text of a lecture by Thompson Capper on an exercise set to the senior division at the Staff College, Quetta, expressing disappointment in their overall performance, followed by his own answer to the problem given, namely to produce a popular treatise on the principles of strategy, in which he emphasises the importance of moral qualities, preparation, planning of campaigns, and offensive and defensive strategies. Includes copy of exercise question. 25pp.

Text of lecture given by John Edward Capper to members of the Staff College, entitled 'Effect of aircraft on war', notably on the general and specific uses of various types of aircraft during war, namely tactical reconnaissance, the transmission of information, offensive action and direction of fire. Includes a printed synopsis of the lecture, and several photographs incorporated into the text. 27pp.

Letter to Thompson Capper from Col Edward Arthur Fanshawe, replying to 2/4/7, concerning the difficulties faced by infantry formed into columns when under artillery fire, and mainly agreeing with Capper's argument that an irregular front is more effective on open ground. 4pp.

Letter from Lt Gen Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, Commander 6 Div, to FM Frederick Sleigh, Viscount Roberts, Commander in Chief, during the Second Boer War, South Africa, forwarding a report by Lt Col John Edward Capper concerning the action at Zand River on 14 Jun, and praising Capper's conduct before, during and after it. 1p.

Brief note by Thompson Capper concerning medical arrangements with the advanced guard. 1p.

Notes by Thompson Capper entitled 'Simple rules for ammunition supply', based upon extracts from the Attaché's reports of the Manchurian War (Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905), which he quotes. 3pp.