letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1968-07-419-15
Description
Manuscript letter from Lieutenant William Cowper Coles, 40th (2nd Somerset) Regiment of Foot. It is dated 19th August 1808, 'in camp near a small village 30 miles from Lisbon' and sent to his father, Charles Coles, in Hampshire. From a collection of letters written by Lt W C Coles to his family, 1806-1817. Associated with Sir Ronald Craufurd Ferguson (1773-1841). Associated with the Battle of Rolica, Peninsular War (1808-1814), 1808.
Events
Rolica, Battle of, 1808 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Associated collection
