Papers, 1884-1888.

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Papers, 1884-1888.

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Memoir (35 p.) of Major Trafford, officer in the Royal Sussex Regiment of the British Army, concerning the Sudan Expedition of 1884-1885, describing the journey of the company by boat to Korti, the overland trek with Sir Herbert Stewart's force to Gubat, the battles at Abu Klea and at Gubat, travel by steamer to relieve the siege at Khartoum, the shipwreck of the two steamers and their rescue, the leadership of Sir Charles Wilson, their arrival at Khartoum two days after the city had fallen, and their return to Egypt. Included in the memoir are twenty-nine watercolor illustrations, forty pen and ink drawings, and five maps.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; Consul-General in Anatolia; KCMG 1881, KCB 1885 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0002c8 Epithet: Colonel; RE, KCMG; Major -General 1893 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x00001d ...

Gordon Relief Expedition (1884-1885)

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Trafford, Lionel James.

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British Army officer; resident of Hill Court, Ross, Herefordshire, England. From the description of Papers, 1884-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400387 ...

Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...