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Military operations

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 336 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 20 Feb 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/13/1
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WSC's Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Hussars (signed by Queen Victoria and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary of State for War).

Dates: 20 Feb 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/1
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, on his efforts to obtain permission from the Spanish authorities for WSC to visit Cuba.

Dates: 08 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/2
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, sending letter of introduction from General Marcelo de Azcarraga y Palermo, Spanish Minister of War, to Marshal Arsenio Martinez de Campos, Spanish Captain General, Cuba.

Dates: 11 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/4
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Letter from Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister, to WSC, sending letter of introduction for WSC's visit to Cuba, at the request of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff.

Dates: 31 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/5
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Letter from Sir Donald Wallace, Foreign Department, The Times to WSC, sending letter of introduction to C E Akers, Times Correspondent in Cuba.

Dates: 31 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/8
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Telegram from [ ] Diehl to WSC, asking for 400 word article on the situation in Cuba.

Dates: 03 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/9
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Letter from M Shaw Bowers, Havana, Cuba, to WSC, on Cuban newspaper reports of WSC's visit.

Dates: 10 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/10
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Letter from Sir Alexander Gollan, British Consul-General, Havana, to WSC, on his visit to Cuba.

Dates: 13 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/11
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Letter from Ernest Craig-Brown (Lieutenant, West India Regiment, Up Park Camp, Jamaica) to WSC, congratulations on articles from Cuba and award of Spanish Red Cross, and wishing that he too had volunteered for service in Cuba "you can picture me sitting in the mess-stores, totting up accounts and arranging menus while you are gaining experience & renown in the next island.

Dates: 14 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/12
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to Lady Randolph Churchill, forwarding letters from Spanish authorities on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 25 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/13
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Note by Arsenio M de Campos, Spanish Captain-General, Cuba, on WSC.

Dates: 20 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/14
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Note by Antonio Diaz Bento, Spanish Army, Cuba, on WSC and Reginald Barnes.

Dates: 25 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/15-16
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Note by Alvaro S Valdez, Spanish Army, Cuba, on WSC.

Dates: 26 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Dec [1895]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/17
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Letter from The Duke of Tetuan, Spanish Foreign Minister, to Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 09 Dec [1895]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/18-19
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Letter from Arsenio M de Campos to The Duke of Tetuan, on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 26 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jan 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/20
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Letter from Thomas Heath Joyce, Editor, Daily Graphic, to WSC, sending cheque for 25 guineas for publication of his letters from Cuba.

Dates: 10 Jan 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jan 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/21
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Letter from W L Thomas, Manager, Daily Graphic, to WSC, congratulations on articles and sketches from Cuba, commenting that they were widely read and appreciated.

Dates: 14 Jan 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Feb 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/22
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, on publication of WSC's articles from Cuba. Asking if he could avoid saying things "unpalatable to the Spanish, commenting that having obtained letters of introduction for him "I am reproached for the unfavourable commentaries you make".

Dates: 17 Feb 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Feb 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/23
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain to WSC, on WSC's articles from Cuba.

Dates: 24 Feb 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/24-27
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Cutting from The New York World, article, "Churchill on Cuba's War" The cutting was sent to WSC by Edith Cooper Hough of Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. in 1952.

Dates: 15 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Mar [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/15/1
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Letter from Colonel John Brabazon, Marlborough Club, Pall Mall, London, to WSC, on the success of WSC's libel action against A C Bruce Pryce.

Dates: 23 Mar [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/52
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Letter from William Blackwood & Sons, Publishers, George Street, Edinburgh, to Lewis & Lewis, Solicitors, London, on allegations that WSC had broken his parole as a Prisoner of the Boers in South Africa, by WSC in "Twice Captured" by Lord Rosslyn, stating that the statement would be deleted in future editions.

Dates: 01 Nov 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Aug 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/18-19
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Certificate of WSC's Service as a Lieutenant in the South African Light Horse, 2 January - 23 March 1900, signed by Lt-Colonel Julian Byng, later Lord Byng.

Dates: 06 Aug 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Dec 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/399A/25-28
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Letter from Colonel Stuart Graham (Bangalore, India) to WSC, expressing pleasure at reading "My Early Life", and reminiscing about his own service, particularly in India, and on present day conditions in India, suggesting that Mohandas Gandhi and his supporters should be deported to "some out of the way spot like St Helena" and not allowed any communication with India; includes visiting card.

Dates: 26 Dec 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 May 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/65/43
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Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton, Tidworth House, Andover, to WSC, congratulations on performance of the Henley Squadron, Oxfordshire Hussars.

Dates: 30 May 1907
Conditions Governing Access: Open