letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1974-12-76-58
Description
Manuscript letter from Trp Sgt Maj (later RSM and Riding Master) George Cruse, 1st (or Royal) Dragoons, to his wife, from camp near Balaklava, 26 Feb 1855. Mentions the construction of the railway to Sevastopol, and the incompetence of Lord Cardigan. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)
Associated collection
