Mss Eur F699/1/1/5/22

File of telegrams from the Commander in Chief Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde. The telegrams were removed from the Miscellaneous Telegrams sequence and filed separately into a post-binder. Also includes some telegrams from Chief of the Staff.

Telegrams are addressed primarily to the Governor General, Lord Canning, in Allahabad. Also includes telegrams addressed to: Colonel Richard Birch, Military Secretary to the Government of India; Lewin Bowring, Private Secretary to the Governor General; George Edmonstone, Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India;

Telegrams are sent from the following places, and deal with day to day matters of the military campaign, including troop movements and positions of the rebels.

Feb 1858: Cawnpore

Mar 1858: Headquarters Camp, Buntara; Dilkoosha [Dilkusha]; La Martineer [La Martiniere, Lucknow]; Lucknow.

Apr 1858: Lucknow; Camp Chowbeypore; Headquarters Camp, Poorah; Futtehghur; Jallabad.

May 1858: Bareilly; Futtehghur.

Jun 1858: Futtehghur; Camp Goorshaigunge [Gursahaiganj]; Camp Meerun.

Oct 1858: Allyghur.

Nov 1858: Pertabghur; Camp before Amethi; Camp Shunkerpore; Camp Ray Bareilly; Lucknow.

Dec 1858: Lucknow.

Jan 1859: Headquarters Camp, Bankee; Camp Baraiteh; Lucknow.

Feb 1859: Headquarters Camp; Bombay.

Mar 1859: Camp Hattras [Hathras]; Camp Sasowah[?].