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Duke of Wellington's Regiment, battles and campaigns collection

Catalogue reference: BA

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This record is about the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, battles and campaigns collection dating from 1705-1904.

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BA
Title
Duke of Wellington's Regiment, battles and campaigns collection
Date
1705-1904
Description

Waterloo 1808-1817 including extracts from William Thains letters; William Robinson's letters, 1815; map of the battlefield; personal recollections of the Waterloo campaign, Lt F Hope Pattison

Peninsular/Spain 1705-1812 including letters from the Peninsular, 1808-1812 France/Bergen Op Zoom/Flanders 1745-1814 including copy of Major Thomas Austin's diaries; letter from Pte Thomas Askew, 33rd, Antwerp, 1814

India and Mahratta campaigns 1791-1857 including letter to AAG Bangalore District, requesting holiday on Leswaree Day and account of that battle; letters written by Lord Lake and Colonel Monson of the 76th Regiment, 1805

North America 1775-1814 including record of units stationed at Halifax NS since 1783 Abyssinia 1868 including papers and documents on the late Lt Gen Collins; letter from General Napier to the Army of Abyssinia, 1868

Matabeleland 1893, Rhodesia 1896, Mashonaland 1897 including letter to General Cox to Colonel Gore of 2/DWR from Mr Robinson, Prime Minister of Natal, with thanks for help in railway accident, 1896

South Africa 1899-1904 including war diaries of the Earl of Ypres

Crimea 1854-1894 including correspondence and returns relating to officers in the Crimea

Held by
Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire</corpname>
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Including records on battles and campaigns in Waterloo, Peninsular, Bergen op Zoom/Flanders, India/Mahratta, North America/Canada, Abyssinia, Matabeleland, Rhodesia, Mashonland, South Africa, Crimea

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f69beeb7-e829-496b-9089-fc2a76a4badd/

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Duke of Wellington's Regiment, battles and campaigns collection