NAM.1982-02-8-20

Manuscript letter dated ‘No. 30 (likely a mistake), Fonte d’Acadia, 13th October 1811’, from Captain Percival to his Aunt, Mrs Charles Drummond. 4 pages. In this letter Percival has little to report. He has been unwell for several days with an unidentified malady. He relates that part of the French army under Marshal Marmont is at Placencia, with another part at Salamanca. He also reports that Wellington has frequently been riding to inspect Allied field hospitals as they are not operating to his liking. From a collection of twenty-three letters of 29 Sep 1810- 11 Jun 1814, written by Lt and Capt George Harvey Percival, Coldstream Guards, to his aunt Mrs Charles Drummond in London from the Peninsula, 1810-1811 and the Low Countries, 1813-1814.

Peninsular War (1808-1814)