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040-002016266

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WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XXV (ff. 125). Letters, etc., of:– 1. ff. 1-57b. Gen. Sir James Henry Craig; 1805-1806.

2. ff. 58-125b. Lt.-Gen. Alexander Mackenzie Fraser; 1806-1808. Partly signed. See also 49512 B, C.

Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.

includes:

ff. 1-57b General Sir James Henry Craig, Governor of Gibraltar and of Canada: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805, 1806.
ff. 10-60b Joachim Murat of Naples and Sicily: Correspondence, etc., of Sir J. W. Gordon rel. to campaigns in: 1805-1815.
f. 11 Army; England: Order of battle of troops under command of Sir J. H. Craig: 1805.
f. 11 Orders of Battle: Troops under command of Sir J. H. Craig: 1805.
ff. 12-13b, 33-37 Count Maurice de Lacy,; Russian general: Correspondence, etc., with Sir J. H. Craig: 1805: Fr.: Copies.
f. 21 General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: Locations and strengths of forces in Southern Italy: 1805.
ff. 22b-23b Army of Russia: Details of troops in Ionian Islands: 1805.
f. 24 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters, etc., to: 1804-1809.
f. 24 General Sir James Henry Craig, Governor of Gibraltar and of Canada: Letter to Duke of York: 1805.
ff. 58-125b Lieutenant-General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1808: Partly signed.
ff. 61-116b Egypt: Correspondence, etc., of Sir J. W. Gordon: 1807.
ff. 66b-67 Major-General Robert Pym, Royal Horse Artillery: Return of ordnance, etc., for Alexandria garrison: 1807: Signed.
ff. 66b-67b Ordnance: Return of, etc., in Alexandria garrison: 1807.
ff. 66b-71b Alexandria, Egypt: Returns, etc., rel. to its capture: 1807: Partly Ital.
f. 68 Lieutenant-General Sir George Airey, KCH: Casualty return for attack on Alexandria: 1807: Signed.
ff. 68, 86-86b Army; England: Casualty returns during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1809.
f. 69 Lieutenant-General Sir George Airey, KCH: Return of Alexandria garrison: 1807: Signed.
f. 69 Army of Turkey: Return of Alexandria Garrison: 1807.
ff. 72, 85-85b Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Misset, 8th Garrison Battalion: Letter, etc., to Lt.-Gen. A. M. Fraser: 1807.
ff. 73, 77, 84 William Windham, Secretary for War and the Colonies: Letters, etc., to: 1807.
ff. 80, 98 General Hon Henry Edward Fox: Letters to,: 1807.
ff. 86-86b Rosetta, Egypt: Casualty-returns for battle: 1807.
ff. 86-86b Lieutenant-General Sir George Airey, KCH: Casualty returns for battle of Rosetta: 1807.
ff. 94-95 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Vogelsang, Roll's Regt: Letter, etc., to Lt.-Gen. A. M. Froset,: 1807: Fr: Copies.
f. 97 Bernardin Drovetti, archaeologist; French Consul-General in Egypt: Letter to,: 1807.
ff. 102-105 Captain James Delancey, 9th Light Dragoons: Account, etc., of action at El Hamet: 1807: Copy.
ff. 102-105b El Hamet, Egypt: Account, with plan, of action at,: 1807.
f. 105 Maps and Plans: Coloured plan of action at El Hamet: 1807.
ff. 115-116b Treaties: Mehemet Ali, Pasha; ruler of Egypt: Treaty with Mehemet Ali for British evacuation of Alexandria: 1807: Copy.

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Add MS 49471-49517 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS 49471-49517. Correspondence and papers of General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Bart. (b. 1773,…

Add MS 49495 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XXV (ff. 125). Letters, etc., of:– 1. ff. 1-57b. Gen. Sir James Henry Craig; 1805-1806. 2. ff.…

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English
French
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1805

End Date:

1808

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1805-1808

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Names:

Airey, George, Knight, army officer, 1761-1833
Army of England
Army of Russia
Army of Turkey
Craig, James Henry, General Governor of Gibraltar and of Canada
Delancey, James, cavalry officer, fl 1807-1817
Dighton, Francis, clerk and secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1804-1821
Drovetti, Bernardino Michele Maria, collector of antiquities, diplomat and politician, 1776-1852
Fox, Henry Edward, General Hon.
Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie, Lieutenant-General
French Army, 1445-
Joachim Murat, King of Naples
Lacy, Francis Maurice, Count Von Lacy, army officer, 1725-1801
Mehemet Ali, Pasha, ruler of Egypt, 1769-1849
Misset, Ernest, Lieutenant-Colonel 8th Garrison Battalion
Pym, Robert, Major-General Royal Horse Artillery
Vogelsang, Charles de, Lieutenant-Colonel Roll's Regt
Windham, William, Sec for War and the Colonies
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827

Places:

Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt, Africa
El Hamet, Egypt
Rosetta, Egypt