SCC writes to Stephenson regarding the proposed expedition to Khartoum to relieve General Charles Gordon. He writes the reasosn for appointing Garnet Wolseley, 1st Baron to the command of troops in Egypt due to his experience in the Red River Expedition in 1870 and the approval from the government of his plan in Egypt and Sudan. Sent from: London, date stamped, 29 Aug.
Copy of a letter from Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington to General Frederick Stephenson
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/1513
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/1513, CS8/340/1513
- Dates of Creation
- 29 August 1884
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 4 sheets
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