album, album
Accession Number
NAM.1969-01-3-1
Description
Bound press cutting album of W C Forrest, 1840-1855. The album starts when Forrest was a Captain in the 11th Light Dragoons and contains reports of his encounter with Lord Cardigan, then commanding the Regiment. This section continues to 1844. The second half of the album is concerned mainly with reports of the Inquiry into the State of the Army before Sevastopol. Forrest served in the Crimea with the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Events
Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)
Associated collection
