Diary of Lieutenant James Penman Gairdner, 95th Regiment of Foot, November 1811 to June 1813
diary, diary
Accession Number
NAM.1969-02-5-1
Description
Manuscript diary, Nov 1811 to Jun 1813. Titled inside: ‘Journal Commencing from my Embarkation ... (?) Portsmouth Nov 14th 1811 for Lisbon.’ Records movements from embarkation at Portsmouth to Lisbon, then through Spain, mentioning hearing the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo taking place. Includes account of the Siege of Badajoz (March/April 1812) in which the author was wounded. From a collection of manuscript diaries of Lt James Penman Gairdner, 95th Regiment, 1812-1816. Associated with the Peninsula and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
Campaigns
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Events
Ciudad Rodrigo, Siege of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Badajoz, 2nd Siege of, 1811 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Units
Associated collection
