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Memoir of Major-General Sir Frederick Ponsonby, K.C.B.
papers, papers
Accession Number

NAM.1963-06-71-2

Description

Typescript booklet: ‘Memoir of Major-General Sir Frederick Ponsonby, K.C.B’, from the United Service Journal, April 1837. Recounts Sir Frederick Ponsonby’s career, distinguished leadership and gallant actions from the Battle of Talavera in 1809 to the Battle of Waterloo and beyond. Emphasises his bravery and humanity at the same time, including a quote from a friend of Ponsonby’s paying tribute to his memory. Documents relating to Sir Frederick Ponsonby and his experiences at Waterloo, 1815. Associated with the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).

Events

Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815), Talavera, Battle of, 1809 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Barossa, Battle of, 1811 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Salamanca, Battle of, 1812 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814), St Sebastion, Siege of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)

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