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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 388

The important letters and archive of Lieutenant H. T. Curling, 'N' Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Artillery, a central figure for the Battle of Isandlwana - these founded the basis for the seminal publication of The Curling Letters by Greaves & Best

An outstanding collection of bound letters, penned by Curling from 1869-80, approx. 97 letters, covering his career in that period, most notably in extreme detail during the Zulu War, including some 29 letters covering the Battle and its aftermath and his experiences, hand-written in ink, very fine and a historic collection, offered together with his Field Glasses, these presumably used during those famous days and carried on the field (Lot)

For his campaign Medal, please see Lot 58.

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Estimate
£4,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£3200