Key Information
Reference code
PYMAN 20/2/1
Title
Diary of Colonel James Gordon, South Africa, Jan-Dec 1900
Date(s)
- 1900 Jan 1 - Dec 23 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol
Scope and content
Diary kept by Col James Redmond Patrick Gordon with daily entries beginning with his appointment as temporary commander of 3 Cavalry Brigade consising of 9, 16 and 17 (from April) Queen's Royal Lancers, Royal Horse Artillery (and 1 Cavalry Brigade from July 1900) as part of Gen John Denton Pinkstone French's Cavalry division. Includes accounts of the battle of Modder River, the relief of the siege of Kimberley; the battle of Paardeburg; advance and entry into Bloemfontein; march to Kronstaadt and meeting with FM Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baron Roberts of Kandahar. With lists of casualties. 1 volume