letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1974-12-76-21
Description
Manuscript letter from Trp Sgt Maj (later RSM and Riding Master) George Cruse, 1st (or Royal) Dragoons, to his wife, from Buyukdere in the Bosphorus, 1 Oct 1854. An account of his nightmare journey from Varna, in a violent storm. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)
Associated collection
