Call #: | Shortt FC3501 .S27 vol.42, no.2, Spring 1989 |
Author: |
Wadmore, Robinson Lyndhurst
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Title: | The 1885 North-West Campaign Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry school Corps |
Notes: | Wadmore, a Lieutenant of the "C" Company in Colonel Otter's Battleford Column, had an active part in the North-West Campaign, including the Battle of Cut Knife Hill on 2 May 1885. He kept a diary for the period 8 April to 20 July 1885. Although the diary does not provide a detailed account of any of the battles, it does describe the conditions and experiences of daily life on the campaign. Ross provides a good biographical note about Wadmore. The original diary is in the Pamphlet Collection #LXII-42 with a transcription at #LXII-43. |
Subject: |
Wadmore, Robinson Lyndhurst - Biography
Northwest Field Force - 1885 Battle of Cut Knife Hill, 1885 Northwest Rebellion, 1885 - Incidents |
Other Author: |
Ross, David (ed.)
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