letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1974-06-34-16

Description

Letter from Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, to his wife Emily, St Maria Liede, 7 Jun 1815. Tells of Murray dining with Wellington and his staff and of life in the army with little to do. 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