NAM.1990-08-140-22

Letter from Lt Col Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, dated Dover, 16 Apr 1815. O’Grady writes from the embarkation port at Dover, where his regiment awaits better weather aboard the Dutch transports which will take them to the Continent. He complains about the condition on board, with the vessels pitching and rolling and the cramped nature of his accommodation on the ship. He informs his father of further bills and expenses he has incurred in preparing for his deployment. Typed transcript in separate folder. From a collection of 45 letters associated with Lt Col Standish O’Grady, later 2nd Viscount Guillamore 1813-1830. These letters include those written whilst serving as a Lieutenant with the 7th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1815-1830. With manuscript and typescript transcripts. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)