letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2012-06-6-53
Description
Ms letter written by Capt James Girdlestone, 2nd Bn 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment, to his mother, from Vittoria, June 1813, discussing being wounded, the success of the Battle of Vittoria, the taking of 400,000 prisoners, the skill of the campaign and Lord Wellington’s tactics; associated with the Peninsular War.
Events
Vitoria, Battle of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Associated collection
