letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1974-06-34-14
Description
Letter from Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, 12 Apr 1814, to his wife Emily, Bordeaux. Murray recounts the good news that Napoleon Bonaparte had abdicated and believes hostilities will come to an end now. From a collection of twenty-two manuscript letters. Written by Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, to his wife Emily, 1813-1815. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and with the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815), Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Associated collection
