letter (photocopy), letter
Accession Number
NAM.1974-03-124-1
Description
Photocopy of a manuscript copy of a letter, 2 Dec 1854. Written by Cornet George Wombwell, 17th Lancers, to a Mr Scott, from the Heights before Sevastopol. In it he relates his escape from the Cossacks after the Charge at Balaklava, and expresses himself heartily sick of the carnage of war. Associated with the Charge of Light Brigade, Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856).
Events
Balaklava, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War, Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)
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