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Letter from Captain Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, 4 October 1815
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Accession Number

NAM.1990-08-140-36

Description

Letter from Lt Col Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, dated Fleuri sur Andelle 4 Oct 1815. In this short letter O’Grady tells his father that a letter to Lord W (presumably Wellington) would not be of any use to him, and that he is primarily indebted to Col Kerrison for his recent promotion to Captain. He states his regiment will be stuck in France for at least another six months. Typed transcript in a 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).

Campaigns

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

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