NAM.1977-09-6

Inventory description: Private papers of Lt Gen Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, 1815 - 1841, covering his command of the 6th Brigade of Henry Paget (the Earl of Uxbridge’s Cavalry Division), the Battle of Waterloo, his command of the 2nd Brigade of Cavalry whilst a part of the Army of Occupation in France, his role as commander-in-chief in Ireland, and his role as Master General of the Ordnance; comprised of General Cavalry Orders, Brigade Orders, letterbooks, pocket diaries, and a visitor book. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815) and the Carlist Wars (1833 - 1840).