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Letter from Lieutenant Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, 16 April 1814
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Accession Number

NAM.1990-08-140-13

Description

Letter from Lt Col Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, dated St Mauvaisin (poss. Mauvezin?), 16 Apr 1814. This letter was written shortly after the Battle of Toulouse (10 Apr 1814). O’Grady mentions that he has seen an official account of Napoleon's abdication and hopes that the war may soon be put to an end. He recounts that their losses at Toulouse were around 5,000 and that Colonel Vivian was seriously wounded (presumably in the action at Croix d'Orade on 8 April) and may lose his right arm. His troop now has orders to patrol the River Garonne Typed transcript in separate folder. From a collection of 45 letters associated with Lt Col Standish O’Grady, later 2nd Viscount Guillamore 1813-1830. These letters include those written whilst serving as a Lieutenant with the 7th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1815-1830. With manuscript and typescript transcripts. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Campaigns

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

Events

Toulouse, Battle of, 1814 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814)

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