Catalogue description War Office: Lord Frederick Roberts, Commander in Chief (South Africa and England) and President of National Service League: Papers

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Reference: WO 105
Title: War Office: Lord Frederick Roberts, Commander in Chief (South Africa and England) and President of National Service League: Papers
Description:

These papers of Lord Roberts include despatches, telegrams and reports exchanged between Roberts, field commanders and officials in South Africa; telegrams to and from the Secretary of State for War, and to the High Commissioner. There is also a collection of maps of Afghanistan, India and Egypt, 1835 to 1893. They relate chiefly to operations in South Africa, 1899 to 1902, where Lord Roberts was Commander in Chief.

A number of letters, reports and papers accumulated by Lord Roberts as Commander in Chief in England, 1903 to 1904 and later, as President of the National Service League, were added in 1960.

Date: 1835-1913
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Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832-1914

Physical description: 48 boxes and files
Custodial history: Ada Roberts, 1875-1955, Countess Roberts in 1952

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