letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2003-12-9-36
Description
Manuscript letter by Duncan Drummond from Montago, Spain, to his wife, 3 Nov 1809. Describes the movements of the Regiment after Talavera and the fate of some of his friends. Part of a volume of documents relating to the careers of John Young, gunner, Royal Navy, and Sgt Duncan Drummond, 66th Regiment of Foot, 1795 (c)-1826 (c). From a leather bound volume of original manuscript material containing some modern genealogical notes by Mrs M Powell, 2003. Associated with Battle of Oporto (1809) and Battle of Albuera (1811), Peninsular War (1808-1814).
Events
Talavera, Battle of, 1809 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Associated collection