Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Murray to his wife, Emily, 24 June 1813
letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1974-06-34-2

Description

Letter from Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, to his wife Emily, 24 Jun 1813. Murray announces the victory of Vitoria while regretting that he could not be with his regiment owing to his injured knee, which was improving. 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