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Major General H A Macdonald. Troubles in the field: unsuitable arms, equipment and...

Catalogue reference: PRO 30/57/17/3-4

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This record is about the Major General H A Macdonald. Troubles in the field: unsuitable arms, equipment and... dating from 1900 Jan 26-30 in the series Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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PRO 30/57/17/3-4
Date
1900 Jan 26-30
Description

Major General H A Macdonald. Troubles in the field: unsuitable arms, equipment and clothing; water shortage; too few officers; need for portable rations; the kilt should go. 3 letters.

Sent from: Modder River

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
S 3-4
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6687074/

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PRO 30/57

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts

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Within the series: PRO 30/57

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers

32 records

Within the piece: PRO 30/57/17

Boer War: correspondence. (Described at item level)

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