letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2003-05-1-46
Description
Typed transcript of a manuscript letter, 1 May 1814. Sent by Lt William Henry Hare, 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to his wife Mary from Langon. Letter mentions unit movements and changes in the 7th Division at Bordeaux and peace terms. From a collection of manuscripts letters with transcripts of Maj William Henry Hare, 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), 1813-1853. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), and Peninsular War (1808-1814).
Campaigns
Peninsular War (1808-1814), Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Associated collection