letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2012-06-6-45

Description

Ms letter written by Capt James Girdlestone, 2nd Bn 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment, to his sister, Mary, in Thorney, from Aranjuez, October 1812, discussing his fatigue, marching through Spain, Spanish architecture, and an officers trip to Madrid; associated with the Peninsular War.

Campaigns

Peninsular War (1808-1814)

Associated collection