Note 205 — Chapter XXXIV · 1879—COMPLIMENTARY HONOURS
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Despatch from Lieutenant-General Thesiger to the Secretary of State for War:—
“King William’s Town, June 26th, 1878.
“I am of opinion that his (Colonel Evelyn Wood) indefatigable exertions and personal influence have been mainly instrumental in bringing the war to a speedy close.”