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Letter from Lieutenant Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, 2 July 1813
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Accession Number

NAM.1990-08-140-4

Description

Letter from Lt Col Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, dated London 2 Jul 1813. In this letter O’Grady complains of being tired of Hampton Court. It appears that his regiment did not travel to Germany and he bemoans the lack of opportunity to go abroad on service. He also complains at the lack of letters from his family in Ireland. 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).

Campaigns

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

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