papers (microfilm copy), papers
Accession Number

NAM.1979-11-56-1

Description

Microfilm copy of documents, 1775-1816. Relating to Lt Gen Sir John Macleod and his sons. Comprising ten letters to his aunts written during the American War of Independence 1775-1781, with his parole as a released Prisoner of War; twenty-five letters to him from Charles Cornwallis 1782-1801, mostly from Dublin; twelve letters from his sons Charles, George, Henry and James describing action in the Napoleonic Wars 1809-1815 and a copy of a drill book in French printed in England, 1801. Associated with the American War of Independence (1775-1783) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). (Originals held at National Library Scotland)

Campaigns

American War of Independence (1775-1783), Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

Associated collection