Manuscript letter dated ‘West Weesel (sp?), 15 March 1814’, from Captain Percival to his Aunt, Mrs Charles Drummond. 4 pages. 

In this letter Percival refers to their failure at Bergen op Zoom, and his privilege at having been present at the assault on one of the strongest fortifications in Europe and having escaped unscathed. The rest of the letter relates his experiences during this battle. 

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.