| RCS/RCMS 113/6 contains: |
|---|
| 1 |
Baker reminiscences |
| 2 |
Comments on the Valentine Baker Scandal |
| 3 |
Lord Kitchener and Hermione Baker |
| 4 |
Letter from Robert Smyth |
|
Africa miscellanea
| Title |
Letter from Robert Smyth |
| Reference |
RCMS 113/6/4 |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1969 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 pages; Typewritten |
|
| Content and context |
A copy of a letter from Robert Smyth, 21st Lancers, to his sister Alice, 4 September 1898, describing the Battle of Omdurman. |
| Further information |
The letter was published, with minor differences, in 'The Battle of Omdurman: a contemporary account contributed by Ethel Smyth' in the 'Cornhill magazine', July 1933, pp. 36-42. |
| No further on-line information. |
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