letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2003-05-1-8

Description

Manuscript letter, Langon, 1 May 1814. Sent by Lt William Henry Hare, 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to his wife Mary. Letter mentions unit movements and changes in the 7th Division at Bordeaux, and peace terms. Note: 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 Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), and Peninsular War (1808-1814).

Campaigns

Peninsular War (1808-1814), Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

Associated collection