letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2003-05-1-7

Description

Manuscript letter, dated Bordeaux, 30 Apr 1814. Sent by Lt William Henry Hare, 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to his wife Mary. The letter mostly relates to Mary Hare's pregnancy, with a few details of the latter days in Southern France, including the storming of Bayonne. Contains some bidirectional text and therefore difficult to read. 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 Peninsular War, Southern France (1813-1814).

Campaigns

Peninsular War, Southern France (1813-1814)

Events

Bayonne, Battle of, 1814 (Peninsular War, Southern France 1813-1814)

Associated collection