'On behalf of the officers and men under my command, please accept our heartfelt thanks for your kind message and expressions of sympathy.
(Signed) Colonel Cooper.'[Back to Contents]
XXX.
5th Brigade Orders, 18/3/00 (1).
Cape Town Irishmen send Telegram.
The following telegram has been received by General Sir Redvers Buller:—
'Cape Town Irishmen wish the gallant Irish officers and men under your command many returns of St. Patrick's Day, and would express their heartfelt admiration for the way in which they have maintained unsullied the splendid military traditions of Ireland and the Empire under your gallant leadership.'[Back to Contents]
XXXI.
Ladysmith, 20/3/00 (2).
The Queen sends Telegram of Thanks.