Last sheet of a letter, nd. from Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, to an unknown recipient, perhaps his child.
Probably written after the Battle of Waterloo, discusses the downfall of Napoleon and anecdotes about his younger self - description of his character passed on by a schoolfellow. 
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).