Despatch pouch used during the Crimean War, 1855
pouch, pouch
Accession Number
NAM.1959-07-151-1
Description
Despatch pouch, 1855. Associated with Lt Gen Sir James Simpson, Crimean War (1854-1856). This pouch contained the dispatches announcing the capture of Sevastopol on 9th Sep 1855. The dispatches were brought home by his Assistant Military Secretary, Major The Honourable Leicester Curzon of the Rifle Brigade.
Events
Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)
Units