NAM.1977-06-17-1

Photocopy of ms notebook of Capt Arthur Shakespear (1789-1829), 10th Regiment of Hussars, dated Dec 1841, covering his family, education, entry into the 2nd Dragoon Guards (1808) as ADC to the Duke of Richmond, Lord Lt of Ireland and experiences during the Walcheren Expedition, Portugal, in London quelling the Burdett/Piccadilly riots with 3rd Dragoon Guards (1810), service in Ireland, Portugal, Salamanca, and Spain, guarding the Mansion House in London during the Corn Law riots (1915), service during the Napoleonic Wars at Waterloo, and luxury lifestyle in Paris, including references to family, horses, hunting and society events. From a collection of photocopies of manuscript letters and journals of the service of Capt Arthur Shakespear, 3rd (or Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards and 10th Hussars, 1796-1829. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and the Peninsular War (1808-1814).

Peninsular War (1808-1814), Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)